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Spring flowers along row of old hedge trees

Blackberry Lily seed pod

Pheasant's Eye

passion flower growing up field fence
scaveola Liriope Euphorbia...be careful...sap is caustic and can harm your eyes
Vinca Minor, image is a bit 'too blue' mailbox in garden to hold labels, pens, pruners, etc. Rip Van Winkle daffodils new pawpaw leaves, late April
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Here is a burl in an old Cherry tree, Jet is interested in what's been in there:

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Osage Orange ('hedge') swirls around the old barbed wire fence.  Be careful walking in the woods when the 'hedge apples' are falling.  Osage Orange has one of the highest BTU ratings of all the North American hardwoods, great for a wood stove, but too many sparks to be good for a fireplace:

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Honey Locust:

Honey Locust tree, dead

Honey Locust thorn

Honey Locust thorn, springtime