Red Buds, Red Maples, Native Plums, and Fringe Trees

We didn't want to put pictures in the newsletter, but it would be a shame to not see pictures of these beauties.  Check out a blooming red bud:

This one is in a yard behind us at the Garden Gate, so we're lucky that we get to enjoy it every year.

Here's a Chickasaw Plum:

Chickasaw Plum will soon be blooming in our local woods.  This picture was taken near the Gulf Islands National Seashore in Gulf Breeze.

The Glorious Red Buckeye:

And as a bonus: Gorgeous Grancy Greybeard (aka fringe tree)

This tree is planted at my alma mater, Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA.  My old roommate was embarrassed by me taking a picture of a tree.  I don't know why; she knows that I'm a plant nut. 

by Ellie