Today I woke to the sound of chainsaws, and by the time I got out of the house the tree was gone. It's a real shame because it was a very pretty tree - unfortunately I don't seem to have pictures but the blossom was like this:
Now I'm wondering if birds will continue to use the feeder outside my kitchen window - they used to perch on the tree before flying to the feeder, and it is now much more exposed to view and to the wind. If not I suppose it'll have to go to one of the back windows.