New Jersey Spring Barry Caselli
May 10, 2009

Yesterday I drove up into one of the State Wildlife Management Areas near me and did a short hike. This WMA is accessed by driving our road till it becomes a dirt road, and then keep going. I checked the populations of Turkeybeard and found only one (so far) that has sent up a flower stalk. I also found only one Pine Barrens Heather plant, so far, that is starting to bloom.
Here in the yard the buttercups are all in bloom. Our dogwood is still in full bloom while others in the area are beginning to fade. The wisteria in the area are fading now. In the middle of last week they were at peak. I wanted to get pictures but we had miserable weather all that time.

The highbush blueberries are in full bloom also, both in the wild and in the blueberry farms.
Attached are photos of a Turkeybeard plant with a very immature flower stalk, an immature pink lady's slipper with just a flower bud, a Pine Barrens Heather plant that has just begun to bloom, two photos of a highbush blueberry bush in the wild, and the dogwood tree in our yard.
Enjoy,

Barry


Blueberry

Blueberry

Turkeybeard

Pine Barrens Heather

Pink Lady Slipper

Flowering Dogwood


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