The Robinia pseudoacacia over the years

 

I wanted to see how the far end of the garden had changed over the years. From how it looks today as the picture above, to the early spring of 1992 as the photo below, thirty three years ago. 

In this old photo, I was actually looking for the big tree at the end behind the back fence, the Robinia pseudoacacia. But the only trees there seemed to be the Aylesbury prune that eventually died and are no longer there. I think that I solved the mystery when I found this photo with what looks like the thin trunks of the tree in the background.

I also found the following photo from my post of 7th August 2009.

The Robinia was then only the same height as the old Aylesbury Prune trees and I can only assume that in 1992 it was not there. In that patch of ground that none of the houses own, the Robinia must have grown from seed and is therefore now thirty years old. Here is the Robinia as it is today, having flowered as well as it has over the last few years.

Apparently, this tree grows exceedingly fast in the first few years and then slows down. All that makes sense. Looking at other specimens on the net, the one above seems to have multi trunks as the photo below. That may be unusual?

However, the tree does provide a nice backdrop to the end of the garden. They are supposed to last 30 to 50 years, so maybe without any competition, it will last many years to come.

Now in June, it's in full leaf.