~Oasis Among the Cornfields~
I have a lot of different fast growing Poplar trees.
This is Chinese White Poplar(Populus tomentosa). It is more closely related to the White Poplar(Populus alba) than some Poplar trees.
A big-leafed Poplar that is called Szechuan Poplar(Populus szechuanica).
A tree frog found a nice short-term home.
A small hole in a Basswood tree has given shelter to a tree frog and it comes and goes as it pleases. Basswood trees typically develop cavity holes in them and house all sorts of wildlife.
The Mourning Cloak Caterpillar is an unusual caterpillar.
This caterpillar looks like a formidable opponent.
Our strawberry patches are producing a lot of strawberries this month.
Most of our varieties we have are June-bearing.
The Hoptree(Ptelea trifoliata) produces seed at a young age.
The seed is also easy to germinate.
The Purple Catalpa has new leaves that are purple.
As the leaves age, they will turn green.
Prospector Elm is a hybrid elm that is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease and Elm Yellows.
The newer leaves are unique and have a reddish tinge to them.
Foxtail Lily is a large flowering plant.
It is very noticeable among other flowers.
Cut down some bamboo culms that were about dead.
Later I saw them looking like mini volcanoes with lava.
A sapsucker has been putting holes in an elm of mine.
Damage isn’t life threatening though and the tree continues to grow fine.