Kleckner Oasis – Page 34 – ~Oasis Among the Cornfields~

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3 of my cats spent some time in the Ginkgo tree today.

There was a feral cat that was interested in harassing them.

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.

While out doing work, my dog was sniffing around an area. I checked out the area and found this:

Farther up the hill I found the remaining body. It would be interesting to know the story of its final day on Earth.

Streamco Willow is a very useful shrub for erosion control.

This cultivar of the Purple Osier Willow has attractive catkins in early spring.

The Japanese Fantail Willow develops some thick, oddly shaped branches.

This shrub is more of a novelty than having practical uses in the landscape.

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.

All the Norway Spruce in the forest are a deep green, except for one.

This Norway Spruce is either sick or a lighter needled cultivar.

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.

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.

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.