My friend and plant expert will probably label this as “Needles on shoot,” but I’m curious about the new growths at the tips of these two shoots. I'm submitting this for inclusion in the database he co-curates because there are no photos of this stage in the database.
» When I took the photo, I didn’t notice the maple samara caught in the needles.
Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...