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Day 6. One of the cherries peaking right now is Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard'. And what a stunner! I wish horticulturalists would dream up some better names though, ‘Sunset Boulevard’ seems particularly glib and inappropriate for what is a very elegant tree. It arose at the Belgian Kalmthout Arboretum in 1988, and has become popular over the last decade or so. This Islington specimen is one of many in the borough, and this is one of the larger examples I've seen. They have large, white blooms, pink-tinged buds and attractive bronze-coloured new leaves all while maintaining a neat upright form, so I think we will see many more of these planted on our streets in the future. I have been trying to think of a more appropriate name while writing this post, but nothing has sprung to mind - so I wonder if anyone out there could think of something more lovely?⠀ Over the next three weeks, my one exercise activity a day will mostly be walking, during which I'll be regarding #StreetTrees. So I thought I would post images of the trees I encounter, which others doing their urban #NatureQuarantine might spot too. It sounds like we'll be cooped up for longer than three weeks now, so I just hope we'll be able to get out for some solitary #TreeJoy during this time.⠀ ⠀⠀ #streettree #treelinedstreet #UrbanForest #Urbanlandscape #londonstreets #Treestagram #Treesofinstagram #instatree #UrbanArboretum #Tree_brilliance #sharenaturepics #treesplease #treemagic #treelover #pocket_trees #worldwide_trees #treelover #treeshunter #treesoflondon #LondonisaForest #londonbylondoners #london_enthusiasts #ilovelondon #thisislondon #Islington #TufnellPark #prunussunsetboulevard

Day 5/21. Today, I went for a walk in the park. Waterlow Park in Highgate has a lot of interesting trees. There's a wonderful old Strawberry tree topping my list, a huge Honey Locust and an aged Ginkgo too, but this morning, this Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) caught my eye. There's something wonderful about Magnolias I think: the size of their blooms, their ancientness and the way they seem to combine being utterly discrete and tasteful with unabashed blousy showiness. How do they do that? A fascinating genus.⠀ Over the next three weeks, my one exercise activity a day will mostly be walking, during which I'll be regarding #UrbanTrees. So I thought I would post images of the trees I encounter, which others doing their urban #NatureQuarantine might spot too.⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ #UrbanForest #Urbanlandscape #londonstreets #Treestagram #Treesofinstagram #instatree #tree_captures #Tree_brilliance #sharenaturepics #allkindsofnature #treesplease #treemagic #treelover #pocket_trees #worldwide_trees #treelover #treeshunter #treesoflondon #LondonisaForest #londonbylondoners #london_enthusiasts #ilovelondon #thisislondon #Camden #Highgate #magnoliaxsoulangean

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