#WellsME - Springtime #ForestForay

Friday, May 8, 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Explore the signs of late spring with Maine Master Naturalist Eileen Willard!

Reservations Required

To reserve your space, please email [email protected] or call (207) 646-1555 x116.

Pricing

- Members: $8.00
- Non-Members: $10.00

"Join us to explore seasonal signs of late spring with trees and shrubs leafing out and flowering. All activity in plants and animals speeds up with increases in sunlight intensity. We will examine some of the important interactions that benefit plants and animals with seasonal spring changes, as well as hints for tree identification.

This program will be led by experienced Reserve docent, naturalist and nature writer Eileen Willard, who spent 15 years as a University of New Hampshire lab instructor in dendrology (study of trees) and in 2022 completed her Maine Master Naturalist certification. Ages 12 and up."

FMI and to register:
https://wellsreserve.org/event/87129/springtime-forest-foray

#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeInNature #TreeIdentification #NatureBasedLearning #WellsReserveAtLaudholm #MaineEvents

Gorgeous blooms on a large & healthy Indian bean tree aka cigartree or Southern catalpa.

It prefers moist soil with full sun. It's easily raised from seeds which germinate early in the first season. It multiplies readily from cuttings. This tree is fairly free from fungal diseases & has few insect enemies. Which is why many landscapers love to add it.
The wood of these trees are brittle/hard, but doesn't rot easily; it's used for fence posts & railroad ties.

#Esquimalt #Songhees #Saanich #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #landscaping #floweringTrees
#botanical #park #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #floral #flowers #trees #catalpa #botanical #FlowerIdentification #TreeIdentification

How To Identify Black #AshTrees: A Beginner's Guide.

May 29, 2023

Difficulty - Advanced

by Rob Smith Rob Smith

Ash trees are a popular choice for landscaping and are commonly found in parks, streets, and in backyards. But not all ash trees are the same. If you are trying to identify a black ash tree, you need to know what sets it apart from other species of ash trees.

https://shuncy.com/article/black-ash-tree-identification

#SolarPunkSunday #Biodiversity #TreeIdentification #EAB #EmeraldAshBorer #AshTrees #ProtectTheSacred #ProtectTheTrees #ProtectTheForests #PreservingTheForest

These trees are Black Poplars, possibly hybrids. Notice how they all have a large lower branch facing southwest. I’ve heard this might be a distinctive feature of native Black Poplars, not hybrids.

Can this single feature be enough to identify them as native?

#BlackPoplar #TreeIdentification #TreeTuesday #TreeLovers #WollatonPark

https://instagr.am/p/DFprTgoCl5q/

Very rare to see these cultivated on the island. This was a delightful sight. It's quite large, with many #PurpleCones all over it.

#PiceaPurpurea aka #PurpleConeSpruce. It's a #spruce #tree native to #China. It's been cultivated here & is a beautiful tree for #landscaping.

#TreeIdentification #botanical #nature #TreeLovers #Saanich #VancouverIsland #PNW #DisabledPhotographers #WorldInMyEyes #YYJphotographers #photography #Zone8 #TreeHugger #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #arbor #Wsanec #CoolTrees #NaturePhotos #TreesThursday

Beautiful #BlackAsh #tree 😍
Loved the dappled sunlight too.

#VancouverIsland #nature #botanical #arbor #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #NatureLovers #YYJ #PNW #VanIsle #TreeIdentification #TreeLovers

#treeidentification
Any ideas? I think it might be an ash.

Location is in zone 6b in western US.

Calling all you clever folk out there for some identification help.

We think this is a Wych Elm, or a hazel - but either way, we have never seen this coloration on either species before.

Thoughts?

#tree
#treeidentification
#welshwoodland

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