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pink buds & blossoms - in the golden late afternoon sun ... temp in the 70's. Saw the first bumblebee(s). Back to rain and 40's today in North Georgia
A leftover from a walk this past summer. I usually overlook a plant like this, but up close it seems so interesting-especially in this stage with the fruit and petals both visible. (I guess it can be nasty though if ingested and harmful if the sap gets on your skin!)
Just around the corner is a tree that has started to bloom but I have no Idea what it is... Any help would be appreciated .. :-)
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Flowering Crabapple Trees line the driveway of a home. Brimfield, Ohio - Portage County
Few ornamental trees offer the variety of tree shapes, sizes, flower colors and ornamental fruit as flowering crabapples. There are over 35 species and 700 cultivated varieties of crabapples and have been a part of the home landscape for many years.
Both apple trees and crab apples have clustered, five-petaled blossoms with 15 to 20 yellow stamens in the center. They typically begin blooming before the leaves unfold and are later joined by the young greenery.
Blossoms often open from pink or red buds and change to paler shades after opening, creating a beautiful pink cloud lasting several weeks. Asian crab apple specimens are usually preferred for ornament because their fruits are more colorful and last into the winter providing food for over-wintering birds.
Crab apples are most popular of the spring-flowering trees in the North and Midwest where cold winters and heavy soil prevent other spring bloomers from performing well.
Tree height may be from 6' - 50' with most in the 15' to 25' range. The varieties vary from weeping, spreading, columnar, vase-shaped to pyramidal which allows many opportunities for use in landscapes.