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Fresh Leaves

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I love all the new leaves that are emerging or about to emerge at this time of year.

A balsam poplar leans over a swollen Penticton Creek with its swiftly moving spring run-off.
The new leaves of this lovely Japanese lace leaf maple will turn green as they mature but in autumn will become a glowing fire engine red.
A European plum – there are lots of plum trees about, both ornamental and fruiting. I think this one is an ornamental.
The shiny new leaves of the Norway maple are a lovely russet but will also turn green as they mature.

So much healthy growth to appreciate and admire. Isn’t spring grand?

26 thoughts on “Fresh Leaves”

  2. The unfolding of leaves is a great part of spring. How does this happen over and over every year without any human involvement and sometimes despite human involvement. A true miracle. Happy Wednesday Lynette. Allan

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    1. I agree, Allan. Nature’s power is awesome; I marvel at it every day and especially now. That’s why I believe that we humans can’t destroy the Earth. We can cause a lot of damage and can even destroy ourselves, but the Earth? It will survive us.

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    1. This is a lace-leaf Japanese maple, so they only grow to about a metre but are shaped like an umbrella. The leaves cascade over the trunk in the most beautiful way. And then the foliage progresses through those gorgeous colours. It turns such an amazing red in autumn. If I still had a yard I would definitely like to have one.

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    1. Thank you very much, Ally. I agree that spring is more vibrant this year. In our case part of it could be that we’re clear of the drought conditions that we’ve had for the last three. Everything is so lush and healthy!

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  11. Spring is definitely grand and very colourful. We have a few varieties of Japanese maples in our yard, including a crimson queen laceleaf like the one in your picture. It’s a beautiful red right now, but is absolutely stunning in the fall.

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