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Sunday, 17 April 2011

The Crab Apple tree

I have a Crab Apple tree at the front of my house. Most of the time it looks pretty ordinary, but for a couple of weeks every year (about the middle of April) it looks absolutely stunning.


This is what the individual blossoms look like:


It's hard to do the tree justice; it's just an absolute riot of colour:


On Thursday, as I got in from work I noticed that the tree was literally buzzing with the sound of bees.




Later in the year this tree will (hopefully) provide us with a massive crop of little pink-tinged apples, some of which usually end up being made into Crab Apple Jelly, which is delicious with pork and cold ham.

Photo from August 2010


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10 comments:

  1. luvarugula17 April 2011 at 17:46

    Gorgeous blooms! O, to have a tree of pink in the spring.

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  2. Anonymous17 April 2011 at 17:59

    How stunning, and yes I know what you mean about the buzzing, our apple trees in the garden are alive with bees right now, but trying to capture it on camera is proving incredibly difficult!

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  3. Egretta Wells blog17 April 2011 at 19:14

    That is one beautiful tree! And I can almost taste the yummy jelly you make!

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  4. Rainy Day Gardener17 April 2011 at 22:34

    A beautiful sight! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. becky308618 April 2011 at 00:44

    Lovely, the tree and the jelly!

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  6. Kelli18 April 2011 at 09:08

    Beautiful crab apple. Spring is so full of wonderful gifts from nature.

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  7. Malay-Kadazan girl18 April 2011 at 10:37

    So pretty. What a gift pretty bloom and nice produce for the kitchen later.Double or Triple Joy.

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  8. Jo18 April 2011 at 11:09

    It carries such a lot of blossom, stunning. I like the sound of the crab apple jelly, I bet it's delicious.

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  9. littlekarstar18 April 2011 at 13:06

    Mark that is stunning! I can imagine all the happy bees going about their business in bliss!

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  10. Nik18 April 2011 at 14:47

    Gorgeous!

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