Posts Tagged: Western redbud
Native Plants that Thrive in Chico: Large Shrubs and Small Trees
Note: This is the second in a three-part series on native plants that have proven successful...
Toyon bush, Laura Kling
Spring Blossoms in Fuller Park.
By Dianne Weyna, UC Master Gardener of Napa County There are many flowering trees in...
Distinctive heart shaped redbud leaf dressed for fall. (pinterest.com)
Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, in Fuller Park. We most often see the pink and white blossom tulip tree in town. jpg
Red buckeye, Aesculus pavia. (plants.lurvey.com)
California buckeye. (selectree.calpoly.edu)
Chitalpa. (pinterest.com)
Jacaranda. (redbubble.com)
Washington hawthorne. (pinterest.com)
Dolgo crabapple (cirrusimage.com)
Plant Blossoming Trees.
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County One of the things that I like...
Flowering trees. (mckinleyarborists.com)
Magnolia. (pinterest.com)
Almond tree. (ucanr.edu)
Plant labels provide information on growing conditions and height at maturity. (epicgardening.com)
Plant smart for house shade. (northwinbuilders.com)
The California Invasive Plant Council maintains a list of invasive plants. https://www.cal-ipc.org/ (crowdrise.com)
Australian tea. (pinterest.com)
Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' can be trained as a tree . . . (laspilitas.com)
. . . . or left as a shrub. (anniesannuals.com)
Chitalpa. (plantclearance.com)
Desert catalpa. (selectree.calpoly.edu)
Feijoa. (daveinthavong.wordpress.com)
Western redbud. (gardenia.net)
Flannelbush. (Robert Perry inlandvalleygardenplanner.org)
Plant blossoming trees! (rockindeco.com)
Local Trees: The Redbud is No Plain Jane
Redbuds in bloom are a most welcome harbinger of spring. Their dense clusters of magenta flowers...
Redhumped Caterpillar: Aptly Named
How appropriate are many of the common names of insects! Take the immature form (caterpillar) of...
Redhumped caterpillars on a Western redbud tree in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Skeltonized redbud leaf--damage done by a redhumped caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee nectaring on a Western redbud blooming in April. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)