GLEBE TREES AND SHRUBS

Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Full tree

May 25, 2008



  


Leaves
    
  
April 24, 2009.


  
Lilac leaves can look different when the plant is young, especially at the base. 
May 12, 2008. 





Flowers
   
April 25, Ralph Ave at Brown's Inlet.


    
May 2008



March 21, 2009
Woody remains of flowers from previous summer, with husk.



Fruit
   
June 21, Ralph Ave at Brown's Inlet.




Fruit husks
     
March 19, 2009 Ralph Ave at Brown's Inlet. 
Photo taken March 19, 2009 at north shore of Brown's Inlet.
This is the husk from last year's fruit. For comparison, the one on the right is Japanese lilac.
Japanese lilac husks are bigger and dotted.



Buds
   
March 14, 2009, Ralph Ave at Brown's Inlet.
Fleshy buds. Not obvious in the photo is a common asymmetry in size of opposite buds.






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