Spring 2018

May 24: Heirloom willow at the end of our concession. It sits in water all year long.

I took a walk down to the end of my concession to see the start of the heirloom willow growing season.  There are two distinct varieties, both of which have found their way up to our property too.  I’d like to find out what kind these two are!  There has been pioneer settlement here since the 1870s, so I am not sure if this is true natural or transplanted for settler’s sally patches.

Heirloom Mystery #1

Heirloom Mystery #2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the spring brook we have flowing down from the marsh at the roadside into our pond. After the winter flattened the tall grasses, I discovered another dozen heirloom willows I missed transplanting in the fall!