tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post9121050391552315992..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Down South to Shenantaha CreekJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-3925413178602690612014-04-25T09:50:16.479-04:002014-04-25T09:50:16.479-04:00Thanks for your comments, A.L. and Furry and Woody...Thanks for your comments, A.L. and Furry and Woody. I love knowing you come along with me on my woodland walks.<br /><br />Andrew, thanks for IDing the shrub. I took a sprig to show Ruth Schottman, and she agreed with your expert opinion, saying it looked exactly like the American Bladdernuts that grow in her backyard.<br />Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-59192007187762148012014-04-24T20:40:28.126-04:002014-04-24T20:40:28.126-04:00Excellent photos of some of the most beautiful wil...Excellent photos of some of the most beautiful wildflowers -- how fortunate we are to live in the northeast where we're treated to these flowers each year.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-30292650030962125472014-04-24T07:54:30.489-04:002014-04-24T07:54:30.489-04:00Your flower pix are fabulous! Looking forward to ...Your flower pix are fabulous! Looking forward to the same sort of walk - in about 2-3 weeks.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-54299173958324745632014-04-23T21:07:25.561-04:002014-04-23T21:07:25.561-04:00So lovely to see spring finally breaking out for y...So lovely to see spring finally breaking out for you, Jackie! It won't be long until the land is flush with green and the waiting will be all but done.<br /><br />From the looks of it, I would call your mystery shrub bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia). The buds, twigs, and young bark (at least from what I can see) all seem to fit in my opinion!Andrew Lane Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555125434346996812noreply@blogger.com