Monthly Archives: April 2010
Berry Go Round #27
Welcome to the 27th edition of Berry Go Round, a carnival of blogs about plants. The excellent 26th edition at Gravity’s Rainbow looked at some of the very first signs of spring, and now, with April, spring has truly sprung … Continue reading
Red berried Allophylus
In May of last year, the red berries of a small tree that grows near our bodega caught my eye. I particularly liked how the red showed up against the light green, attractive leaves. It’s a small tree that usually … Continue reading
Witches’ Brooms
Within a few days of learning about witches’ brooms, I spotted another possible instance. It’s like learning a new word and then seeing it in the next day’s New York Times. I’ll repeat wikipedia’s definition of the condition because I … Continue reading
The Thing and Other Notes
This “thing” caught my eye the other day on the way to the bodega. It’s growing on a tree that I have tentatively identified as a member of Sapindaceae, the soapberry family. This was not the first time I’ve seen … Continue reading
