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11 years ago
The flower of Sambucus "black lace". An elderberry which the birds get before I have a chance.
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Evening fog rolling in last night - taken by my son
Flowers after the rain.... the non-stop rain.
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11 years agoAmelanchier berries. The robins are in a feeding frenzy. These can make a decent pie, or so I hear.
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Amelanchier has many names, depending where you live. Here in PA most people know it as shadblow serviceberry or just shadblow. I did make a pie from the berries the first year that the trees bore. Apparently it took the birds awhile to realize how good they were. My reason for planting the 6 trees in the first place was for the birds, so I let them have all they want.
The berries are very seedy, more so than elderberries, so making jam or jelly would mean more work than I want to do. Littlemonkey, that jam recipe does sound good though.
Mine are shrubby trees that sucker profusely. Dh keeps after the suckers to keep them from taking over the yard. Here are 3 of them in bloom in mid April. They like moisture and are planted here with a River Birch.
11 years agoTodays pics are outstanding. Wish I had you skills. I can barely use this camera on my phone lol.
This is one of my daylillies. It opened today. It's the first bloom off this plant. It's been in the ground 2 yrs.
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