The Ussuri Plum can handle extreme low temps and the flowers can also handle some cold weather. But in the above photo, some of the flowers did get burnt on this plum.
Category Archives: Trees
Ussuri Plum Flowers
The Ussuri Plums are full of flowers right now. It can be common for these early flowering trees to have their potential crops to be affected by spring freezes.
Manchurian Apricot Flower Display
Manchurian Apricots are reliable for flowers in early spring. But it is common for the freezes to destroy a potential crop. Not much of a disappointment though, as the fruit is low quality.
Treed
3 of my cats spent some time in the Ginkgo tree today. There was a feral cat that was interested in harassing them.
Filazel
My Filazel bushes are starting to get bigger and have a lot of male catkins this year. Filazel is a cross of Hazelnut and Filbert.
Diamond Bark Poplar
Some of the Hybrid Poplars I am growing can have attractive bark. The bark on this selection has a lot of diamond markings on the trunk.
Moonglow Magnolia
A young Moonglow Magnolia has held onto its leaves through the winter. I planted a few of these special cultivars of the Sweetbay Magnolia in the woods. They should have added protection in the surrounding trees.
Evergreen Cove
The deer like to hide in this cove in the valley. There are many evergreens in this area, the ones visible in this photo are Norway Spruces and Green Giant Cedars.
Iowa English Yews
I planted a Hungarian genotype of the English Yew. This selection suppose to be cold hardier than common seedlings and cultivars that are available. I’ve had some of my seedlings die from lack of hardiness, while others have survived the Iowa winters relatively well.
Alder Spring
The various species of Alders on my Oasis have awakened with some warmer weather. This is my best looking Black Alder. Most of them have succumbed to various problems, the main one being major sunscald problems I think. My young Gray Alders have attractive female cones developing this spring. The reddish cones will turn brown […]