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Cherry blossom tree to be planted in Edinburgh in memory of Bay City Rollers singer Les Mckeown

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A cherry blossom tree will be planted in memory of Bay City Rollers singer Les Mckeown in the Meadows. Les, 65, died in April in London but hailed from Edinburgh.

A Sakura, also known as Japanese cherry trees, will be planted in his memory tomorrow..The cherry blossom tree, Prunus Kanzan, was donated by long-time Bay City Rollers fan Yoshiko Maluf after she contacted the City of Edinburgh Council asking if such a memorial might be possible.She was delighted when a council worker suggested that she contact Tree Time Edinburgh.Yoshiko, who will be present at the planting, said: "I met Les' wife last week, I mentioned to her about this project."She seemed to be very shocked and said that Les had always wanted to plant Sakura."Sakuras, also

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