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Tree outside the priory
Posted: Tue 17 Mar 2015 9:23 am
by Alec
I notice a bare stump where a tree's been removed between the public loos and Priory Street - can't believe I never noticed that going!
From the stump, it looks like it was quite a big tree - can anyone remember what it was? It's certainly exposed the flower bed around it - quite pretty really...
Re: Tree outside the priory
Posted: Tue 17 Mar 2015 1:48 pm
by Scouter
If it's the one that is (or maybe was) in the middle of that lawn it was a Horse Chestnut.
Re: Tree outside the priory
Posted: Tue 17 Mar 2015 1:56 pm
by Cod
Yes, I noticed it too today. As far as I can remember it was a cherry tree which had been there for years.
Re: Tree outside the priory
Posted: Tue 17 Mar 2015 6:07 pm
by John_D
Cod wrote:Yes, I noticed it too today. As far as I can remember it was a cherry tree which had been there for years.
Looks like you were right there..........
Re: Tree outside the priory
Posted: Wed 18 Mar 2015 9:06 am
by jasmine98
Maybe the U3A Active Gardeners who look after the Sensuary Garden can tell us something.
Re: Tree outside the priory
Posted: Wed 18 Mar 2015 1:07 pm
by Alec
The combined resources of WOL and Streetview come up trumps again!
We'd wondered if it was a horse chestnut, but a cherry tree fits with my vague memories of being quite pretty. Stunning, in fact, based on that photo.
Hope there was a good reason for removing it, as it looked so pretty in blossom. Hope it was disease, and not just a tidy up.