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10 eye-catching trees you can spot on lockdown walks around London

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28 Apr '20

Time Out London – 27 Apr 20

10 eye-catching trees you can spot on lockdown walks around London (picked by...

Are you pining for a nature fix on your daily lockdown exercise? The aptly named Paul Wood, whose new guide to the urban forest, ‘London’s Street Trees’, has ju

In Forest Hill:

7. Rudolph ornamental apple

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What to look out for: A small tree resplendent with colours of many shades.

Where to see them: Newly fashionable, these trees are popping up all over. See them in Forest Hill, Stoke Newington and Highgate.

Why they’re amazing: There are dozens of ornamental apples giving cherries a run for their money when it comes to spring blossom. Rudolph is one of the last to bloom, and one of the prettiest. Scarlet buds burst open into deep pink flowers that lighten as they age. Purple leaves emerge along with the flowers to add another hue to the show. A real stunner.

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28 Apr '20

Valerie Weber (valw53)

@SE23life Ancient Mulberry in Elmira Street is the one, despite the council’s attempts to call it a pine tree! https://t.co/Hh6BJyIw4a

10:11 AM - 28 Apr 2020