Bees Are Loving The Cherry Blossoms
Magnolias
I love the white against such a blue sky and am amazed how blue the sky looks.
Under A Flowering Tree
Under The Canopy Of Flowering Trees At City Hall Park
How can we stop the city cutting these gorgeous trees down?
Stamens Galore
Tree Blooming this spring. Stamens are the male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament. Can you tell me what kind of tree this is?
Spring On Campus
Little Girl Playing With Crabapple Blossom Flower Petals
This photo has been awarded the Photo of the Day on Capture My Vermont for June 7, 2018.
Cranes Bill Geranium
Lily Of The Valley 1
Coral Peony
Paeonia 'Coral Sunset' (Peony)
Blooming Strawberries
Flowers on my strawberries after a rain. Just ate my first ripe one yesterday, Yum!
Bleeding Hearts, also known as Dicentra, Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart or Asian bleeding-heart), is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan.
Black Locust Tree In Bloom
Robinia pseudo acacia. Another common name is false acacia.
In the early summer, black locust flowers appear in large, intensely fragrant clusters. In the family Fabaceae, the beautiful, fragrant flowers look very much like any sweet pea. Just about the entire tree is useful in some way including the flowers. Black Locust flowers are edible and taste like fresh sweet peas. They are made into fritters in America, Europe and Asia. You can eat them fresh in salads. The white flowers are also made into tea. Planted in France, it is the source of that country's Acacia Monofloral Honey even though it is not an Acacia. In fact the Black Locus actually produces more honey than the Honey Locust. In Europe, the honey made from its flowers is known as acacia honey. This tree has a strong connection with the bee people and is a major source of nectar in the United States. In Japan the flowers are battered and fried, while in Romania, a fragrant, delicate jam is made from the blossoms. You can also brew with them and use them in meads and wines.
You need to be careful with these flowers, the flowers themselves and the tiny stems around them are fine to eat, but the rest of the plant, including its leaves, is toxic. You can serve them: In salads, especially with mint, As a garnish for a pea soup, On ice cream, Add to lemonade, Infuse custard, In a cake batter, or In pancakes with a little elderflower cordial poured over.
In folk medicine, Black Locust was used as, an astringent, cholagogue, diuretic, emetic, emollient, laxative, Poison, protisticidal, purgative, sedative, tonic, and vircidal, black locust is a folk remedy for dyspepsia and spasms. Cherokee used the plant as an emetic and for toothache.
It's known as a healing tree, for its uses as a reclamation species for its fast growth, durable wood, edible flowers. and soil stabilizing qualities. Though it has formidable thorns in its youth, it is a healer of damaged land. Black Locust is a nitrogen fixer, it is adaptable to a wide variety of climates and soil conditions and is tolerant of drought.
Locust's real claim to fame however is it's incredibly durable, rot-resistant wood. It is known as the strongest in North America.
