It is such a wonder to watch my Leopard Tree develop. It has so many different “seasons” and this can happen all in a week!! Last week I stood on my front porch and could see the lime green leaves – so delicate and they were all open. I spotted something yellow on top and sure enough – there were flowers!! Very strange time to flower, but, hey! I’m not complaining! I needed something new for GBBD for March. So they start flowering at the end of summer and I will monitor how long they will bloom.
[one_half]Love the changing greens of this tree
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[one_half_last]Light green when the leaves are open
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[one_half]Delicate lovely yellow flowers
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[one_half_last]I just love this foliage!
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Check this out – 1 week later:
Now this week I see a totally different tree! Take a look at all the new leaves – this was just after a tiny bit of rain we had this week. Funny, the two Leopard Trees are about 2 weeks apart in “age” the one tree is shooting new leaves and the other not yet a flower…so I am waiting for that one to bloom. I guess the one in the Grass Patch gets a wee bit more attention. And I have dedicated this tree to my late mother and she does love to dress up!
[one_half]All these new leaves shooting out
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[one_half_last]The one in the grass patch gets more water
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Brand new leaves only 1 week old.
[one_half]Difficult to capture true essence of the tree
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[one_half_last]Full of new leaves and a few flowers
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Now you know why I am so fond of these trees. The best part is their bark so the next post I do I will focus on this.
Happy gardening xxxx
4 replies on “Leopard Tree in bloom”
I don’t know anything about gardening or differences between various trees, but I really admire these photos and the way your blog brings out interest in different gardening experiences.
What a beautiful tree! It’s rather unusual here to see a yellow flowering tree. Can’t wait to see the bark!
What an interesting tree! I can see why you get so excited about it! After seeing it here leafing out, and then blooming – what a difference in one week! – you then say the best part is the bark! What a great tease for your next post! Can’t wait to see the rest of this tree!
Very nice tree! Some similarities to the black locust trees here, except the locust are considered “weed” trees, and I can’t imagine somebody planting one on purpose. (I once had 35 of these packed into my yard. Just a couple left now.) Yours though looks like a winner — can’t wait to see the bark!