In reply to wintertree:
> Massive loss at blossom > viable fruit stage on all our cherries and all but one plum tree. Fruits appeared but shrivelled and fell. Cold and rain are prime suspects. Sloes are good as always. My damson orchard is to young and not fruiting yet.
Yes, I do recall the hawthorn blossom was much less exuberant than last year, as you say probably due to the relatively poor weather
I have a 'mini orchard' - two small shrubs in pots which actually produce apples that I ate last year. They seem to be doing OK again.
>and a bumper crop of alpine strawberries beside various paths
I've seen lots of leaves about but not actual berries yet