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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Shadblow Tree

Amelanchier canadensis
 
Last November I had a post about the Elhannon Nursery and the shadblow tree we purchased last November.  The photo above, taken this week, shows what it's like in bloom.

Also called Canadian Serviceberry, the shadblow tree is named for its masses of white flowers that bloom in the early spring when the shad run up the rivers to spawn.  It has nice silvery gray bark its leaves turn to rusty red and orange colors in autumn.  It produces berries that birds love and is very disease resistant. The shadblow tree with grow well in sun or partial shade and thrives in moist soils, so it should do very well with our high water table.


Thursday, May 16, 2013

Wild Hydrangea

Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea aborescens

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

True Forget-me-not

True Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpiodes

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Trillium

Purple Trillium
Trillium erectum