Thursday, May 4, 2017

shad bush

Shad bush trees are in bloom. This is the only native flowering tree in this region that I can think of. So named because its blossoming coincides with the shad fish run in rivers in the Northeast. Another story is that it's blossoming also indicated to early settlers that the ground was sufficiently thawed that burials could commence. Hence it's also known as the "serviceberry" tree.

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