There is a national fruitwatch under way, looking out for flowering times of fruit trees across the country. So here are a few sent to Fruitwatch from our orchard garden, at the peak time for the avenue of ten Crab Apple (Mallus, Red Sentinel) trees.
The trees are now 5-6 years old (depending on how long the spent in the nursery) and getting better each year. I guess they will reach full maturity in 10-15 years time or so.