[Yuki Maru Hoshi]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Beautiful

Thanks There will be lots more pics. We do nature walks around this time of the year and I visit the public gardens. Before it gets too hot and we're driven back indoors.

Originally Posted by Ammi

….awwwww, it looks so delicate there in the early spring…/…I googled some pics of the Southern Live Oak as it’s not a tree that I’m familiar with…it’s very imposing and striking…I love the gnarled and twisted aspect of it, it gives it so much character……

…we had hail only a few days ago and have had several ground frosts this last week so still a bit early for any spring planting for me…

It's a native tree. It is supposed to drop acorns, but might still be too young. There are several on our block in my neighbor's yard. The one behind us is really gnarled and majestic looking and is a permanent home for many squirrels... we've raised our tree over the years (cutting lower limbs) so it's not so much doing the dipping limb thing, but it is growing upwards and doing that over the home... which we welcome because the shade keeps the house cooler during the summer months

We will have hail in a few months once Hurricane season nears. We had it come ominously last year 3-4 times before Beryl hit. It's more of a warm season event for us.