Mid-late spring flowering trees/shrubs

Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

Nothing better to do during this total weekend rainout,
so I figured I'd share some pictures of the trees and shrubs blooming in my neck of the woods.
My stewartia rostrata is starting to bloom.
No sign of my other stewartias opening up yet.

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Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

A calycanthus florida

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Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

Indigofera kirilowii

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Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

Deutzia x kalmiiflora

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Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

The bizarre flowers of broussonetia papyrifera

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Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

Aesculus x carnea Ft McNair

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Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

New emerging foliage on tricolor beech.

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Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

Seeds dangling beneath foliage canopy on acer palmatum Aka shigatatsu sawa

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Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

New foliage on abies koreana Horstmann's Silberlocke. Really beautiful.

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Finally, the barely noticeable flowers on euscaphis japonica.
The berries in the fall will be more significant.

Thanks for indulging me in another yard tour.


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Norridgewock, ME(Zone 5a)

Lovely photos, thanks for posting!

Scott County, KY(Zone 5b)

Resin is going to be all over you with spell-Czechs...

Nice bunch of images. I've been out in the rainy day hanging labels on stuff that was lacking. No chance for pics, unless I wanted to drown the camera. I can report that all the Viburnum dentatum and Viburnum dilatatum are kicking it up a notch, and the Viburnum cassinoides are in full tilt and some slightly past. American Holly is just getting started.

Mulberries are dropping their catkin-like flowers (similar to Broussonetia). Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine' is finally fading after several weeks of wonder, as are the Aesculus pavia.

The Amur Honeysuckle is showing off like no other - till I wrench it out.

Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a)

Thanks for the heads up, VV.
I edited euscaphis before being outed.
As for stuartia, I'm not going there...

I also spent some gratifying time in yesterday's steady drizzle to pull wild onions and their brethren. My wife made me undress in the garage, not only because of the dripping wet clothes, but the stench. I presume she was referring to the onions.

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