RHH's photos with the keyword: shrubs

The magnolias are blooming and it is hard to resist taking endless pictures. Here's a series of some of the photos we've taken recently. The Coolpix photos were taken by my son.

Our neighbors clipped their hedge too early or too heavily and this was the result.

Rhododendron hybrid.

Rhododendron hybrid

In Explore May 31, 2009, #27.

This photo shows the tiny fruit and the next photo the flowers of this shrubby tree found growing along creeks and in the understory. Birds, rodents, deer, bear, foxes and coyotes all relish the small, bittersweet fruits. The shrubs are either male or female, so both are needed for pollination. The flowers are an early nectar source for bees and other insects. Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest ate the fruit. For medicinal purposes they chewed on the twigs and then applied them to sores. For a tonic and purgative, some used the bark to make a bark tea. From: www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/nativeplants/Oem...