Field Notes: Blooming Brooklyn

6 responses to “Field Notes: Blooming Brooklyn”

1. Xris (Flatbush Gardener)

   April 19, 2010 at 7:41 am

   The third photo is another flowering Cherry, not a Redbud. Redbuds have stalkless flowers held tight against the bark.

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2. mthew

   April 19, 2010 at 7:52 am

   Thanks, Chris. Now updated.

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3. mthew

   April 29, 2010 at 5:57 pm

   On second thought, it definitely is a redbud. Leaves are coming out now and they are heart-shaped. Flowers are pea-like, befitting a member of the legume family. This past weekend when I was in the BBG’s Native Flora Garden, and the blooming specimen there clinched it.

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4. Xris (Flatbush Gardener)

   April 29, 2010 at 10:01 pm

   Thanks for following up. The leaves are a key. And checking other references, the flowers appear to be more stalked than I’m familiar with.

   Sorry for the misdirection!

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5. mthew

   April 30, 2010 at 7:35 am

   Perhaps it’s a cultivar, something “street-hardy.”

   As always, I encourage alternative opinions, since I am far from expert.

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6. Xris (Flatbush Gardener)

   April 30, 2010 at 7:45 am

   I know Redbuds well – it’s one of my favorite native trees – so I’m embarrassed I got this one so wrong. I would recognize it instantly if I saw it in person. It’s often hard to id a plant from isolated characteristics in the flattened perspective of a photo.

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