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Yellow buckeye, Aesculus flava

And Acer x ‘Cinnamon Flake’. I overwintered in the pot, and hope to plant it soon.

Some oaks (like my 12' white oak) have crimson leaves when they first emerge like Toronado shows above, but that color quickly fades as they enlarge. Some white oaks have and keep for a while, rather pastel-white emerging leaves.

Yeah, might be the westward facing hill or something but things there seem just a little later to leaf out.

Could be which side of the door mine are on. ;-)

Assuming you have something like this on the otherside of the door?

Third year in a row that spring will not arrive until May.

Yeah, looks just like that picture except more upright. lol.

z3 is usually later than 4 or 5 warming up. But this year we've already had 50's weeks ago and we're supposed to see 60's by next week and 70's by May. That could be good but then again, it could mean having a year when everything grows good, then freezes off again so can't get too excited.

whaas, pic from Australia?

Perfect spot to plant this:

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5889267/tree-planting-advice#n=8

Looks like my phone is manufactured in Australia

Nice and cozy this morning

whaas, your cold air has arrived here today with snow flurries and lows expected in the mid twenties tonight. Some of the earliest magnolia flowers have already opened and will likely be toast. Maybe the answer if you're a plant is to generate your own heat like the skunk cabbage (photo taken yesterday).

A few snow showers here in west MD, more to west & north of me. Not that unusual.

Arbordave, have indeed read about skunk cabbage generating its own heat. Also looks like a yellow birch there.....

Yes, it's a swampy area near a local river where there is a fair number of yellow birch as well as some arborvitaes and tamarack (many of the latter declining or dead unfortunately). Also lots of spicebush, and plenty of invasive glossy buckthorn :(