I'm both ahead of you and behind you Dave. While the Spring in the Midwest is sudden and quick, our Spring here in the Pacific Northwest is almost painfully slow. Some trees will leaf out 6-8 weeks before others and tulips can be in bloom for almost three months. Last Spring, an unusual 'El Nino' Spring, I had cherry blossoms in January and the last pines pushing in July. The results aren't nearly as spectacular, but it is nice having 'Spring color' for several months on end.

The temperature differences really are amazing, as parts of KC gain about 15 degrees on their average high in April, here it's more like 5 degrees a month.

By the way, is that Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' Dave?

We actually have a chance to see 100 degrees mid next week in Oklahoma. That's way way too early.

Warmest and driest spring in many years here.

mark

ok.. since you advise.. i will deal with it ...

ken

Yeah, and what is the white flowering tree? It looks like a C. kousa flower but its way to early for that.

Whass,

It's Cornus kousa 'Superior White'.

Always full white on April 15. Yesterday flowers still had a green tinge to them. I would not need a calendar to tell you what day the 15th was. Always spot on the 15th and weather that is either seasonally to hot or cold is not a factor. One of my garden favorites.

Will,

Yes, Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'. A K Mart $12.95 special about 14 years ago.

Dave

Very nice...do you know if 'Superior White' flowers earlier than the species? They typically bloom mid to late May here after they leaf out hence my confusion.

Your making some of us midwesterns jealous. Forsythia isn't even blooming for cripes sake!

Wass,

It flowers about the same time as species here.

Forsythia has already flowered and in decline.

I would consider you in the same boat with Ken, pardon the pun, 2-3 weeks behind Kansas City.

Dave

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Stunningly beautiful Dave, looove your arbor, also.

Very nice setting, Dave.

I think that might be a Cornus florida 'Superior White' instead of a kousa.

tj

tj...you are right... species is florida.

Even the tag says that. I went an looked to make sure.

By the time it came to post it became kousa. Brain malfunction I guess.

Thanks for correcting that.

Dave

Dave, as usual your yard is beautiful!
You list your zone as 5b, I have 5a, and nothing like that blooming. My Cornus kousas will bloom middle of May. I do not even have Forsythias bloom yet, just started with daffodils. But I had two witch hazels starting to bloom the middle of March and they are still blooming.
Bernd

Your garden is beautiful!

I remembered your picture of Cornus kousa, so at Home Depot today they were selling 'Dogwood, Cornus', nothing on the label said if it was florida or kousa, picture was not clear, so I passed it, better to go to a nursery.

14 days later. Things are really taking off. The weather has been unusually cool. As a result of that the Dogwood still retains flowers.

Picea abies 'Perry's Gold' in back ground beginning to pop.

'Skylands' buds far right, just beginning to break. In two weeks this garden will be a sea of color with all new growth. My favorite time of the year.

Dave

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Yeah, looks great. My candles are pushing and the weather here has held back the maples but I do have a palmatum/circinatum 'Herbstfeurer' in complete leaf. All the other maples have partial leaves.

Have a good one.

Dax

Thats nuts that our Ginkgo is almost leafed out already!

The purple red, the white and the bright green are very refreshing.