Courage of the Plum
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Stormhaven
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Courage of the Plum
I've got a plum or apricot tree (I'm not really sure which - the birds take all the fruit) that I inherited in my backyard and it always blooms right around this time of year. Easily the earliest blooming flowers in the neighborhood by a wide margin. It's one of my favorite subjects to take pictures of and it always reminds me of the Usagi story "Courage of the Plum". Here are a couple of shots, but you can find the whole album over on Imgur - http://imgur.com/a/OqDci
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very beautiful! 
thanks for sharing with us
I like especially that one with the "sunbeam" on one branch in front, and the rest in a darker, stormier look. was it really a sunbeam, or did you help out with a flashlight? Whatever... I'd like to have one of those trees, too. Maybe someday...
Greetings,
Jens
thanks for sharing with usI like especially that one with the "sunbeam" on one branch in front, and the rest in a darker, stormier look. was it really a sunbeam, or did you help out with a flashlight? Whatever... I'd like to have one of those trees, too. Maybe someday...
Greetings,
Jens
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Great pictures!
We have a few purple leaf plum trees at home and they began blooming a few weeks ago. Spring always seem to come early to Southern California!
While So Cal isn't the best place for Sakura, our local central park has a number of trees that are now in bloom...
The trees were a gift from Huntington Beach's sister-city: Anjo, Japan.
We have a few purple leaf plum trees at home and they began blooming a few weeks ago. Spring always seem to come early to Southern California!
While So Cal isn't the best place for Sakura, our local central park has a number of trees that are now in bloom...
The trees were a gift from Huntington Beach's sister-city: Anjo, Japan.
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Re: Courage of the Plum
Today I bought a "prunus persica 'Bonanza' CAC", only 60 cm yet *cough* 
which is some sort of eatable peach ... It's supposed to open the blooms in april/ may (last week it was still freezing in the nights here) and I hope it will look a little bit like your plums...
Greetings,
Jens
which is some sort of eatable peach ... It's supposed to open the blooms in april/ may (last week it was still freezing in the nights here) and I hope it will look a little bit like your plums...Greetings,
Jens