Shall we take a walk on the Vestal Rail Trail in Vestal, New York? At this time of year, there are so many flowers to see.
I am not the best ID person, and some of my ID's are guesses - feel free to correct me.
Pictures taken 5-21-21:
These are honeysuckle, and I suspect, from their popularity on the trail, that both are invasive types. There is a pink flowered one.
And a yellow flowered one.
Wild viburnum.
I "think" this may be a wild strawberry, due to the yellow center, but I've been fooled before. Seems to me a wild strawberry would have its tiny fruit close to ready, and I have never seen what I know are strawberries in this location before.
OK, here's one. For years I thought these were Russian olives (they were common in Kansas, where I lived years ago)just without the silvery foliage I remembered. But one of my regular readers (thank you!) thought these were autumn olives. I think he is right.
Here's a closeup of leaves and flowers, taken today.
Finally, a locust tree is starting to flower. How sweet these flowers smell! I think this is a black locust - we couldn't see any thorns.
We've been warmer than normal but today was somewhat cloudy and a nice breeze was blowing.
Happy Sunday to you!
...honeysuckle and autumn olives have become terrible invasive plants! That's a strawberry, I have some everbearing that are starting to fruit.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so pretty! Have a nice Sunday evening Alana. :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't know the difference without signage. Did you know there is an app that identifies plants for you? I wonder how accurate it is.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely, Alana! The trees are awakening and the air smells divine here! I wait all year for this!
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