We have many flowering trees in the Southern Tier of New York, where I live, but most all of them seem to be rushing to complete their blooming. The hotter than normal weather we've had on some days this month isn't helping.
This is a pink dogwood - here's a closeup of the flowers. This tree didn't even last two weeks from start of bloom to finish. It finished up over a week ago but it is fondly remembered.
This is a young tree and so I was able to get the entire tree into one photo.
Our native dogwoods normally have white flowers.
Many are planted near churches because they have a lot of religious symbolism for Christians. Our area also has Chinese dogwoods (Kousa dogwoods), which bloom after the natives, and are also a little smaller than our natives. The Kousa dogwoods are also resistant to a disease that has impacted native dogwoods.
Joining Parul at Happiness and Food on second and fourth Thursdays for #ThursdayTreeLove.
...our pink dogwood is past prime.
ReplyDeleteI love dogwoods
ReplyDeletePink dogwoods are so pretty. There is one on my street, a small one, rounded, so it's like a "perfect" tree shape! It is finished blooming already.
ReplyDeleteI've been told that my son in East Texas has a lot of dogwoods, but we missed the window to see them this year. Sigh. They look beautiful.
ReplyDeleteNothing says spring better for me than flowering trees! My two apples are just coming on and I couldn't be happier!
ReplyDeletePretty pink.
ReplyDeleteHi Alana - I love dogwoods ... but these pink ones are glorious - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and very unique shaped flowers!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty in pink. I have seen dogwood blooms in pictures but never in real so these pink ones warm my heart. Thanks, Alana for joining and sharing this. See you around later for today's edition.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty pink. Thank you for sharing these Dogwood flowers with us. :)
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