The skies cleared, the sun shone, the rain stopped and the wind dropped for just long enough in March and early April to give our street trees the perfect start to spring. Every drop of rain, every ray of sunshine, every extra minute of daylight, every degree of warmth nourishes and powers those little leaf and flower buds. The annual blossom spectacle began, as always, in late February with the ever-reliable cherry plums (Prunus cerasifera) , followed closely by the magnolia

At Herne Hill Tree Watch one of our aims is to help people learn the names of our street trees. Once you know what they’re called it...