Horsechestnut behind Amos Eaton:
What is this young tree at the top of the hill, second one as you go north from EMPAC?
Meanwhile it seems these dandelions have passed their peak.
Monday, April 23, 2012
A bright day of emerging leaves
Today on lunch hour it was warmer than expected and brilliantly sunny. It was wonderful to see the emerging leaves.
Horsechestnut behind Amos Eaton:
What is this young tree at the top of the hill, second one as you go north from EMPAC?
The sycamore is brilliant in the sunlight.
Meanwhile it seems these dandelions have passed their peak.
Horsechestnut behind Amos Eaton:
What is this young tree at the top of the hill, second one as you go north from EMPAC?
Meanwhile it seems these dandelions have passed their peak.
Samaras galore
The world around me is rich with samaras.
April 15. This was at Frear Park. I think it was a Japanese maple which will have red leaves, so why do the leaves look green here. Will they turn red later?
It's interesting the way leaves form like a hate above the samaras.
April 16. Red maple.
April 18. Red maple twins. The leaves are growing.
April 18. Silver maple.
April 23. Red maple.
April 16. Red maple.
April 18. Red maple twins. The leaves are growing.
April 18. Silver maple.
April 23. Red maple.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Callery pear shifts from blossoms to leaves
The Callery pear trees have shifted from blossoms to leaves.
April 6:
April 18:
April 6:
April 18:
Monday, April 16, 2012
The leaves have come out on the Norway maples
The leaves have come out on some of the Norway maples!!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Firs
On April 2, I took these photos of trees at the bottom of the hill. I assumed they were spruces.
As I walked back up the hill, I took this photo of trees at the top of the hill.
I have long suspected that these trees at the top of the hill were firs. In order to further investigate that theory, I took these close-ups of the trees at the top of the hill on April 6:
They have flat needles. I think that means they are firs. The trees at the bottom of the hill have flat needles too. So they are all firs.
As I walked back up the hill, I took this photo of trees at the top of the hill.
I have long suspected that these trees at the top of the hill were firs. In order to further investigate that theory, I took these close-ups of the trees at the top of the hill on April 6:
They have flat needles. I think that means they are firs. The trees at the bottom of the hill have flat needles too. So they are all firs.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Corkscrew willow
I'm guessing that this tree is Salix matsudana Tortuosa, also known as corkscrew willow, curly willow, dragon's claw, globe willow, Hankow willow, Pekin willow.
The branches are curly.
In the lower part of this picture, you can see two twigs that go straight up.
The bark is kind of orange/tan with angled lines on the trunk and lower, larger branches.
The smaller branches have smooth, greenish bark.
The leaves reminds me of blades of grass. I think leaves of this shape are called lance-shaped or lanceolate. To me, the leaves look compound, because they grow from what looks like a green stem, rather than a woody twig. However, apparently corkscrew willows have simple leaves.
The flowers are catkins.
The branches are curly.
In the lower part of this picture, you can see two twigs that go straight up.
The bark is kind of orange/tan with angled lines on the trunk and lower, larger branches.
The smaller branches have smooth, greenish bark.
The leaves reminds me of blades of grass. I think leaves of this shape are called lance-shaped or lanceolate. To me, the leaves look compound, because they grow from what looks like a green stem, rather than a woody twig. However, apparently corkscrew willows have simple leaves.
The flowers are catkins.
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