Kleckner Oasis – Page 33 – ~Oasis Among the Cornfields~

Iowa Plum Thicket

The Plums are full of blooms right now.

These Plum thickets keep getting bigger and bigger.

The Pears are full of flowers, so could be full of flowers later.

This pear was bought as a Bartlett Pear, but I have guessed that it is a Kieffer Pear.

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.

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 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.

My line of Nanking Cherries are full of flowers.

Hopefully in early summer, The birds and I will have a lot of fruit to eat.

A couple of Rooster Pheasants passed through the front yard.

They were on their way to thicker wildlife cover.

The Woodland is starting to awaken this month with many flowers appearing.

Creeping plants are also easier to see before all the lush tall growth overtakes the woods.

Spring had to take a break today while everything was encased in ice.

The Honeyberries and Pussy Willows start early in spring, so are more likely to experience freezing rain when breaking dormancy.