Sunday, April 18, 2010

Redbuds

5 comments:

Lilac Haven said...

That's why I like them. They are so showy against the stark spring landscape.

Deb W said...

Gorgeous. Ours are a bit past prime, and about half leafed out. The ones in town are nothing like a display like this growing in the wild though. What is that white-barked tree in the foreground?

Somerhill said...

That is a sycamore - one of my favorite trees.

Maureen said...

Redbud, my second favorite flowering tree. They are abundent and beautiful. Third favorite, flowering dogwood preferably in pink.

Somerhill said...

Yes, definitely pink dogwoods.

I LOVE the varigated leaf ones, too. They seem to be very hard to get to thrive, though.

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