Cedar Across Cedar

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged bark, browns, Coldstream Conservation Area, copyright, photography, spring, texture, trunks • 1 Comment

Dead cedar branches lie beside two strong living trunks.

Kousa Dogwood

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged close up, copyright, Flowers, green, leaves, light, Ontario, petals, photography, spring, white • Leave a comment

Flowering dogwood trees come in many varieties and have such lovely blooms in spring.

Black Locust

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged blue sky, branches, copyright, green, leaves, Nature, Ontario, photography, spring, Westminster Ponds, white • Leave a comment

Originally from a small area of the Appalachian Mountains in the US, beautiful black locust trees are another invasive in Southern Ontario. The bees love their white flowers in spring and I like their graceful branch structure. Some say that with climate change this tree will be one that can adapt well as its range moves north.