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| March 18, 2015, Prentiss county, Mississippi, USA |
The Ornamental Pear began to bloom mid-March. In this photo you can see a gap on the right side where a section of the tree broke in a storm last year.
Each bud produces a cluster of blooms. The strong fragrance attracts bees, wasps, and flies for pollination.
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| Pine Sisken amid the blooms |
Pine Siskens will eat tender young buds as well as insects. I'm not sure which was the attraction here, but I saw them in the tree quite often while it was in bloom.
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| March 29, 2015 |
Now the flowers are losing their petals and the leaves are coming out. Hopefully a lot of the flowers were pollinated so there will be plenty of tiny fruit for the birds in the Autumn and Winter months.
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Gorgeous spring flowers and I'm sure your little Pine Siskins enjoy the tree!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I hope I remember to follow a tree this year.
ReplyDeleteThe leaves that emerge under these blossoms are always such a beautiful shade of green.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful and massive collection of flowers, the pollinators must be euphoric!!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful blooms. They're gorgeous. I can only imagine the number of bees they attracted. Thanks for the picture of the pine siskin, also. I think they've finally moved on from here as I haven't seen one in a week or so.
ReplyDeletePretty! Some of our trees have started to bud, but no flowers on them yet.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tree to follow...spectacular floral display.
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