Shad blow is what I've always known it as, though I don't know why. I've only seen it along roads, a single, smallish tree with white blossoms that's one of the precursors of spring.
Whatever its name, it is beautiful. In WV we called it sarvisberry, and it was a favorite of the black bears, as my best friend and I discovered one day as we came upon a bear in one. I am not sure which of us was more surprised, as we all took off in different directions. Hopefully he returned to his meal after he ascertained we were gone.
I do love spring at your Place❣️It’s especially FERVENT and spectacular due to the contrast between spring and winter! Also, happy belated birthday❣️ Yours is not the only one I missed! 👎 But I did get a text sent to my #2 grandson, thank goodness! May is much busier than I remember - every year !!! it’s busier! I don’t know; time goes faster, I go slower. 🤷🏻♀️
So lovely!! And tall!! Mine reached 5', bloomed, and a beaver decided it wood make a sweet aftermath snack. I was heartbroken! The wheel of life will have its way.
Love all the names it has. Learned a few more today.
I read through all those tree names, and finally recognized Wild Plum. I knew where many of those were. My first foray into canning was to make Wild Plum jam. Writing this made my mouth water for something I haven’t tasted for a very long time.
There is a whole book about the serviceberry tree! By Robin Wall Kimmerer of Braiding Sweetgrass game. I love seeing it in local landscaping because the birds love the fruit.
Fascinating! Thank you for that link. I never thought to do any of those things, usually because the birds eat most of the berries before I even see them.
When we downsized to a condo last summer, we acquired a small serviceberry tree as a very close neighbor. I had never seen one before. I loved the white blossoms this spring! I am now watching the green berries turn orangy red. I know from last summer they will continue to turn dark. Our condo association has planted many of these trees in our community. I’m in Indiana, so we are “ahead” of you Maine folks!
"Cake crumbs off our lap (angel food, for those who asked)" —
this is the kind of sentence that resets a Friday morning. From
the twelfth floor in Tokyo my Friday opens with the kettle, not
with crumbs, but the principle is the same: name the small thing
that is actually on the lap.
Shad blow is what I've always known it as, though I don't know why. I've only seen it along roads, a single, smallish tree with white blossoms that's one of the precursors of spring.
Whatever its name, it is beautiful. In WV we called it sarvisberry, and it was a favorite of the black bears, as my best friend and I discovered one day as we came upon a bear in one. I am not sure which of us was more surprised, as we all took off in different directions. Hopefully he returned to his meal after he ascertained we were gone.
Yikes!
I do love spring at your Place❣️It’s especially FERVENT and spectacular due to the contrast between spring and winter! Also, happy belated birthday❣️ Yours is not the only one I missed! 👎 But I did get a text sent to my #2 grandson, thank goodness! May is much busier than I remember - every year !!! it’s busier! I don’t know; time goes faster, I go slower. 🤷🏻♀️
Thank you, Alicia!
So lovely!! And tall!! Mine reached 5', bloomed, and a beaver decided it wood make a sweet aftermath snack. I was heartbroken! The wheel of life will have its way.
Love all the names it has. Learned a few more today.
Noooooo!
If angel food cake was a tree, I think it might be this!
I would fill my yard with angel food cake trees if I could...
I read through all those tree names, and finally recognized Wild Plum. I knew where many of those were. My first foray into canning was to make Wild Plum jam. Writing this made my mouth water for something I haven’t tasted for a very long time.
Angel food is most fitting for you, Clara. It is Saskatoon for me.
Beautiful.
Let’s just call it beautiful!
Love the Thoreau quote!! And the reminder of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book. Sooo many books on my list!
I’m with Thoreau on this one, so it’s a Chuckley Pear to me!
There is a whole book about the serviceberry tree! By Robin Wall Kimmerer of Braiding Sweetgrass game. I love seeing it in local landscaping because the birds love the fruit.
I have read that book. Wonderful, as is all of Kimmerer's books.
Thanks for this. I never knew about service berries and the "rabbit hole" has much to say including this delicious looking recipe trove.
https://notfarfromthetree.org/5-things-to-do-with-servicberries/
Fascinating! Thank you for that link. I never thought to do any of those things, usually because the birds eat most of the berries before I even see them.
In our central NH woods the small shadblow in bloom look just like snow flurries. I just love them.
So nice!
When we downsized to a condo last summer, we acquired a small serviceberry tree as a very close neighbor. I had never seen one before. I loved the white blossoms this spring! I am now watching the green berries turn orangy red. I know from last summer they will continue to turn dark. Our condo association has planted many of these trees in our community. I’m in Indiana, so we are “ahead” of you Maine folks!
Excellent!