help identifying this tree please?

[stevekentuk125]

dug this tree up in my back garden and need help identifiying it? thought it might be a fruit tree of some kind if so what to transport to my allotment? any help appreciated in identifiying it thanks

[veggiechicken]

Hi Steve and welcome!
Any sign of flower buds on the tree? Has it ever flowered?
It does look a bit fruit-tree-ish. ?cherry

[stevekentuk125]

Hi thanks :-) no buds yet i found it uprooted in the garden of the house i recently moved to. I recently got a allotment so i thought i could find a new home there for it perhaps :-)

[veggiechicken]

If you have a spare corner on your plot its worth planting it. If it turns into an ornamental cherry or something completely different you can always dig it up again - or keep it for its flowers
I wonder why it was uprooted? Did the previous occupants intend to take it with them - and forgot? Curious!!

[stevekentuk125]

Yes good idea , The previous tenant passed away i believe :-( anyway i will be posting more questions and seeking advice as i have lots to learn. My allotment is really overgrown at the moment but i got a years free rent because of this. just started digging it but its hard getting through the matted grass into the soil :-( to turn it over. And i cant afford a petrol strimmer at the moment he he Planning on making a fish smoker over the summer to anyone have any ideas on this?

[veggiechicken]

Why don't you pop over to the "Introduce yourself" thread and tell the others a bit about yourself and your plans. You'll get lots of answers to your questions - one of the first ones will be, cover your matted grass with cardboard until you're ready to use the ground. It'll weaken the grass and you can just cut holes in the cardboard and plant big things, like squashes or potatoes straight into it.

[stevekentuk125]

thanks just done that :-)

[veggiechicken]

Another good thing to do is add your location "Kent" to your profile - it'll stop you being asked all the time!!

[Speed Gardener]

Leaves look like the ones on my cherry tree...

[stevekentuk125]

how big do cherry trees go on average? Excuse me if thats a silly question