Tree Watching: My Willow Tree is now Sporting New Leaf Buds
March 28, 2012
New leaf buds have appeared on the thin willow branches
The gray pussy willows are looking scruffy after all of this spring’s wind and rain, but I noticed that the tree’s branches are now sporting new leaf buds along its branches, particularly on the branches that are sprouting from the trunk.
New buds, willow branch
New buds on the willow tree
Watercolor sketch of willow buds and pussy willows, late March
March 28, 2012 at 8:10 am
There’s that beautiful rosy pink and chartreuse together again. Isn’t it amazing how much color can be packed into a tiny budlet? Your sketches capture it very nicely!
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