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Mixed
media
(mostly oils on canvas paper)
16"x20"
Framed
weight 20 lbs
$450.00 each |
When
the cherry tree was in its growth phase the previous summer, the
buds developed and have been dormant on the tree since the slowing
down of growth in the fall. In spring, the longer periods of
sunlight stimulate the resumption of growth of the bud, followed
by the unfurling of leaves and flowers.
The first sign of budding is the expansion
or parting of the protective scales that cover the bud as the
underlying tissue begins to grow. Each species has a particular
number of scales.
Many trees flower before leafing, while others do it the
other way around, but all of them flower. We seldom notice
those that are greenish and not shaped like typical flower.
Wild
cherries are among the trees that leaf before flowering. Dissecting a
bud can be fascinating, especially with a magnifying glass to
discern the embryonic leaves, which have the same shape as the
mature leaves, but in miniature. There are generally a number of
leaves contained within each bud, sometimes with flowers and
sometimes without. |
