I am trying to be patient and wait for spring, in the meantime I thought I would post this dogwood blossom again. Dogwoods are probably my favorite flowering tree...though I really love them all.This is in my front yard, lucky to be alive. I don't know what happened but it got injured when it was young. Almost killed in fact. The bark was missing at least half-way around and probably a width of 8-10 inches up and down the little trunk of the tree. I left it alone, not really believing it would heal itself but it did.
However, the blooming was changed. It was a pink dogwood when I bought it, and though it had only bloomed a few times when it got injured, they were always pink...at least when it was in full bloom. After the injury, the first year or two it bloomed, the flowers were much more white with just a touch of pink. Slowly, it has come back to basically a pink dogwood again. Yet there are usually a few blooms with a touch of white to them. I guess in time it the white will disappear.
I'm glad your dogwood is OK. I wish that mine had not died and still need to get a replacement going in its place, but the birds still come to the dead tree. I have a little one growing up beside it...I hope it survived the winter. Beautfiul blossom!
ReplyDeleteWonderful survival story, and a real beauty!
ReplyDeleteA fine spring-like picture and an inspiring survival story too. Nice post.
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ReplyDeleteSuch hopes of Spring in that photo. It's just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI always loved dogwood as a child. When we moved into this house it had a couple of dogwood trees so I was very lucky.
ReplyDeleteI can hardly wait for the new bloom and new pictures this year with my new camera. :)
Your achived one is beautiful - great center.
Looks like a peachy color. Very pretty. I used to have a Red Dogwood.
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It's amazing it survived if it had lost so much bark! That's where the "veins" of the tree are. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe flower is lovely!
We have a dogwood tree in our yard and it will still be a while before it blooms. I'm glad your tree survived.
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