Bittersweet May 1st in blossom
Bittersweet August 20th
Bittersweet September 20th
Bittersweet October 22nd
This was one plant I was pretty sure of. I was able to photograph it from spring to fall.
Properly dried Bittersweet is often sought after by the old timers as a Fall and Thanksgiving decoration in vases or on wreaths. Who can blame them? They are so bright and cheerful.
Here is the mystery bush that turned out to be a Hazelnut.
These are being sought after also as a alternative crop. Hazelnut coffee? The wildlife and humans both adore the nut. See? I will have to pay attention next year!
Hazelnut bush September 9th
Hazelnut bush September 24th
Hazelnut bush October 9th
Hazelnut bush October 22nd
Then there is the Dogwood. I didn't even know we had dogwood around until after I'd visited my son and he'd shown me some of his beautiful varieties in his yard. I recall looking at the blossoms in the early spring along side our road.
Dogwood Blossoms May 1st
August 20th
October 22
Oak Tree May 1st
October 22
Another oak variety with rounded edges on the leaves.
White oak.
White oak.
I think that is about it for today. I'm actually haveing some fun with trying my best to learn more about tree and how to ID them. This has evaded me most of my life.
However this summer while at my son's place, we spent quite a bit of time looking identifying trees around his home. For whatever reason, I found that really interesting.
I always start out with these exact good intentions every spring [to follow a plant from spring to fall] ... and usually forget about it. I didn't do too badly this year.
I'm looking forward to some winter ID'ing and more!
I need to get back to where I saw those Witch Hazels at KVR! That will be my goal next week!
We have Hazelnuts here, we call it Hazel brush here. The nuts seem to get wormy before they are ripe and the squirrels or deer or birds take them. Nice photographs!
ReplyDeleteI heard that they really were loved by the wildlife. I'll have to watch them this year and see I can watch them grow 'nuts'! :)
DeleteLove this!! Phenology is a great way to learn about nature. I would not have recognized anything but the oaks. Our oak leaves are more colorful and reddish than I have seen in the past 5 years. I am loving it! Most years they are mostly yellow and/or dull burnt orange.
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting that interesting word for this....
DeleteToday it is raining leaves!
LOVE raining leaves! Lucky you!! I've been thinking about which oak is which oak on my walks, rounded leaves or...I know, it's an oak!!!
DeleteHah hah! I know there used to be a saying about red oaks having pointy leaves and white oaks being round ended. But that is all I know about the oaks around here!
DeleteAn oak has always been an oak...unless it is a scrub oak! Like why is it named that? Do you scrub with it?
:)