The
prunus tree in our back yard is in full bloom right now.
Prunus is a genus of flowering trees that includes 340 species,according to the Wikipedia article about them. Just to name a few: plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. The one we have in the back yard is an ornamental plant that doesn't produce any fruit.
The last picture in this post shows the trunk of a fir tree whose trunk was covered in ivy until a few days ago. We had a very wet winter that encouraged its growth. I stripped all the ivy off this past week, hoping that the ivy that grows up into the tree branches will now die back. I don't climb on ladders much any more.
I took these photos with my Samsung smart phone's camera.
The prunus tree in our back yard is in full bloom right now. Prunus is a genus of flowering trees that includes 340 species,according to the Wikipedia article about them. Just to name a few: plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. The one we have in the back yard is an ornamental plant that doesn't produce any fruit.
The last picture in this post shows the trunk of a fir tree whose trunk was covered in ivy until a few days ago. We had a very wet winter that encouraged its growth. I stripped all the ivy off this past week, hoping that the ivy that grows up into the tree branches will now die back. I don't climb on ladders much any more.
I took these photos with my Samsung smart phone's camera.
Blossom envy here.
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous, and the camera does it justice... nice and clear.
ReplyDeleteSpring has arrived! Beautiful pictures.
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Wow those are so pretty! Spring has sprung.
ReplyDeleteYour flowering prunus is fabulous! I noted on yesterday's emission that Oregon's state flower is the Mahonia acquifolium or Oregon Grape! Yours might be a different species than that as I haven't seen centers like that (I prefer yours!).
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