This is floriferous deciduous small-ish ornamental hawthorn tree grown for its abundance of double flowers. There's a pink version of this too (Rosea).
If you live in Manchester, hawthorns are found everywhere. You often see them as you drive down the motorway along with cow parsley. They look gorgeous together. It produces berries in autumn too.
You can plant them almost anywhere in almost any soil except for very boggy soil.
Propagation is notoriously tricky. If you use the seeds they don't always come true or even germinate. The only other way is grafting onto established root stock in late winter/ early spring. If you want more, I suggest buying more.
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