ode to the kwanzan cherry tree
This could maybe be a desktop background, but I thought it might just be bordering on too much pink for any male readers (and maybe some female ones). About a week ago I stopped along West 29th street to take pictures of an absolutely gorgeous and perfect spring-time-blooming Kwanzan Cherry tree. The difference between this tree and other cherries is it’s double rose-like blossoms, and I absolutely adore it. I think I might be bordering on obsession with wanting to have one of these at full size one day in my home. I’ve actually purchased a baby one from Burgess, it died last summer, twice, and I’m nurturing it’s replacement right now. It looks like it’s got some buds so I’m hoping it’s a stronger tree, one that could either stay at our current house or be hardy enough to move with us in a year or two!
Anyway this particular tree was so spectacular and sumptuous, I couldn’t stop snapping and couldn’t choose which picture was best, hence my montage here. If people are interested in it for a desktop background, let me know and I could make it into the correct sizes.
I just love this tree.I can’t believe that God loves us enough to create such incredible beauty for us to enjoy! I just wish it was flowering all summer long – wouldn’t that be fantastic?
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i TOTES saw that tree on wednesday…no, last wednesday before i got you and we went to Quality to buy din din ingredients. i almost told you to go get your camera so we could take pics of it. it just made me smile while driving by it. i love it!!!!!!!
Comment by Amy — May 5, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
That is simply stunning!! I really want to make it my desktop background, but I’m just not ready to give up my wedding picture yet…. Oh, I know, I’ll save it, and when I’m finally ready for a new picture, I’ll use it then.
Beautiful!
Comment by Wickedly Scarlett — May 5, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
Aww totes cute….it is a lot of pink for my work desktop…I usually have mostly black….for a little while I had a white background…with snow monster on it…but I tend to stay away from color hahahah…maybe on my compy at home…Mike uses it more than I do…mwahahha….
yayyyyyyy spring!
Comment by Holy Vataha — May 6, 2008 @ 1:30 pm
i love, love, love this photo. i made it my desktop even tho it’s not the right dimensions. all the pink just makes me all happy inside!
Comment by Working Girl Two — May 6, 2008 @ 6:15 pm
Gorgeous! I love how the pinks look. Getting pinks and reds to look right with Canon is really hard. Well, for me, at least.
Comment by The Lisa Show — May 8, 2008 @ 6:39 pm
I was about ready to give up on our Kwanzan Cherry Tree that we bought at Lowe’s four years ago. Until this year it’s growth and flowering has been less than spectacular. It was the Kwanzan Cherry equivalent of a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree.
Well, just last week we were contemplating digging it up and replanting it off in a back corner of the yard and replacing it with something more mature. When I got home from work yesterday something happened overnight because a huge number of buds popped and are in the process of opening up. The flowers are spectacular and I’m so glad we didn’t dig her up. It looks like she finally took hold and is growing with new shoots and a ton of new buds that are ready to pop.
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Comment by Joey — May 10, 2008 @ 11:40 am