Spring may be my favorite season.
I love walking in our woods and seeing the Earth wake up from its Winter slumber.
Here are some photos I took this morning…
Cercis canadensis, the Eastern Redbud, is much more pink and magenta than red.
Redbuds are “nitrogen fixers”… that means they pull nitrogen from the air to be used for its growth. It also provides some excess nitrogen to surrounding plants.
The flowers are also edible!
Asimina triloba is the Common Paw Paw, the largest native North American fruit!
Another photo of Asimina triloba, the Common Paw Paw.
Its scientific species name, “triloba” refers to the flower’s three-lobed calices and doubly three-lobed corollas.
Silene virginica is known as Fire Pink.
It attracts and is pollinated by the Ruby Throated Hummingbird.
Prunus americana is the American Wild Plum.
Their fruits are edible, and while sweet they are also very tart.
Carya ovata, the Shagbark Hickory.
Bud in the foreground and trunk in the background. The trunk is what gives this tree its name!
Carya ovata, the Shagbark Hickory.
Now with the bud in focus.
Viola sororia, the Common Blue Violet… but considering its purple color, I prefer its other name, the Common Meadow Violet.
Edible flowers and leaves!
Oxalis violacea is the Violet Wood-Sorrel.
The flowers, leaves, stems, and bulb are all edible and taste sour (in a good way), similar to a lemon.
Also known as the “Wild Shamrock”.
All photos in this article are ours. If you would like to use one, please let me know!
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