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...and tree identification.
You might imagine I know the names of the trees in my yard, after all, I planted most of them, but
You might imagine I know the names of the trees in my yard, after all, I planted most of them, but
You see, we _accidentally_ got like 34 trees from the arbor day foundation, but only like 10 of them survived.
And they all got planted in a little nursery in a rather haphazard fashion.
We made maps to keep track of which bare-root sapling was which, but ya know
We made maps to keep track of which bare-root sapling was which, but ya know
Anyway, I have these two crabapples -- I think. They are clearly different! Our original shipments were supposed to have a total of 4 Sargeant crabapples. Little dwarf trees with white flowers
Clearly, that is the one in the front window. It& #39;s growing slowly, shows no sign of getting above 6& #39; tall, had lots of white flowers, and little round fruits that the birds enjoyed all winter and spring
But the one in back doesn& #39;t match any description of a tree we were supposed to get.
I have concluded that the arbor day foundation *lied to us.*
**sent us the wrong crabapple cultivar by mistake
I have concluded that the arbor day foundation *lied to us.*
**sent us the wrong crabapple cultivar by mistake
Just this morning a cute little bird alighted in the mystery tree. I didn& #39;t recognize the bird. Two mysteries!
So, I have been searching today.
It is a bit embarrassing how long it took.
But I think I have figured it out. I saw an eastern phoebe sitting in my prairie fire crabapple.
It is a bit embarrassing how long it took.
But I think I have figured it out. I saw an eastern phoebe sitting in my prairie fire crabapple.
This is the spot a picture should go... But it was hours ago. These tweets are merely to record my final triumph. An hour of wondering about the bird, and 8 years of wondering about my mismatched crabapples.
Ps. While I was poking around, I watched this, which was delightful.
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Except: blue Jays are sociopaths https://youtu.be/VJAetr4f5uk ">https://youtu.be/VJAetr4f5...
