Bits of Beauty in Barstow - Trees in Bloom

Blossoming trees are one of the glorious sights of Spring.  Here are a few around town.

Flowering Pear/Pyrus ssp.  blooms in March.  Fruiting pears do also.

Cherry/Prunus avium 'Stella' is one of the few fruiting cherries that grows in Barstow.

Plum/Prunus  is one of many fruiting plums that grow in Barstow.

Japanese Purple plum/Prunus atropurpurea has light purple flowers the beginning of March and dark purple leaves through the Fall.








Fruit trees are also in bloom this time of year.  I am posting pictures of my fruit trees on a blog posting dedicated to them.

Siberian Peashrub/Caragana arborescens is a small weeping deciduous tree that blooms in March.

Texas Mountain Laurel/Sophora secundiflora is a small tree that blooms in March.  This one has only been in my yard a year or two.  This spring it has bloomed for the first time.  The blossoms have a lovely fragrance, like lemonade.  But everything about the tree is poisonous.