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Maybe you are wondering what this leggy specimen is, or perhaps you have already guessed it's a cherry tree? One of the easiest cherries to recognise outside the flowering season, the 'Spire' cultivar (Prunus x hillieri 'Spire') is immediately given away by the sparse and gangly upward sweeping branches. It's something of a retro choice these days as other, far more glamorous and abundantly flowering cherries tend to be selected. But this one is notable as it was developed by Hillier's nursery (who still supply trees for London's streets) many decades ago especially for planting in tight spots like urban streets. Here’s a tree with an interesting ‘do - it’s a Chinese Tree Privet or Ligustrum lucidum, seen here on the Holloway Road, trimmed to accommodate a double-decker bus by the looks of it. There are quite a few dotted around town and they’re creamy flower bunches are looking good now. They have a distinctive, heady scent, which apparently some people don’t like too much, but to my nose it beats traffic fumes any day!

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