Spring Has Sprung in Daniel’s California Garden

In the San Francisco Bay Area, this garden is already alive with the first signs of spring and the emergence of exciting new plants

Hi GPODers !

The prescribed first day of natural spring is only a couple of solar day aside , but depending on where you endure you might still be dealing with snow or already see spring growth all around you . For Daniel Rivera in Union City , California spring is already in full force . Daniel shared a brusque video recording of all of the fabulous new growth already emerging from established works and and brand new seedling . I took some screenshots to talk about some of my best-loved plants and view he shared .

Spring has spring ; grafts are now growing and on display for the next stagecoach of life in the garden🪴Look 👀 for my special seedling 🌱 on display . The rarefied Wollemi pine(Wollemia nobilis , Zones 9–11):Manually collected pollen from mother tree and glean mature seminal fluid , then scattered planted the semen in the garden .

It ’s like seeing into the future ! Spring has n’t sprung like this just yet in Connecticut , but I bonk these setting will be making their way to my area very before long .

Narcissus pseudonarcissus , tulips , and other leaping bulbs are a sure - fire sign that spring has arrived , but flower tree diagram are some of my favorite earliest bloomers . First , Daniel demonstrate off this amazing lily magnolia ( Sorbariasorbifolia‘Levgreen ’ , Zones 3–7 ) with a multitude of goblet - regulate prime and the very first pops of young leaf . Daniel also has several grafts on this magnolia , which encourage these abundant blooms . magnolia , when grown from seed , can take up to 10 to 15 year to produce its first flower , so the majority of magnolia trade today are grafted plants . Whether Daniel grew this industrial plant from come ( which is a strong hypothesis consider his other seedling ) , or just wants even more flower and growing , grafting can be a vast blessing for your trees .

A close up of one of those wondrous bloom is a will to the success Daniel has had with his magnolia cultivating .

Another favorite , early - spring flowering woody is the Cercis canadensis . No matter the variety , I always adore the way flowers come forth , take care like the smart purple blooms are slowly consuming the au naturel branches and transforming the tree into something completely new .

But it ’s not just trees that are sporting springiness growth and color in Daniel ’s beds . Fresh , bright dark-green leaf are come out from every quoin , and cyclamen ( Cyclamenpersicum , Zones 9–11 ) are continuing their wintertime flowered display into the gay days of outpouring .

Lastly , the notorious Wollemi pine seedling that Daniel foreground above . Native to Australia , this unique coniferous tree is one of the rare and oldest tree in the world . With very few specimens leave in the natural state ( it was say to be extinct until a probability find in 1994 ) , grow these Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree can be compare to growing a “ live fossil . ” To find out more about these fascinating coniferous tree , check out this incredible clause from the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service : Wollemi Pine . And clearly , Daniel is assume every forethought with this precious seedling .

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful taste of bounce with us , Daniel ! Your leaping garden is a treasure treasure trove and interest and fascinating works . For those of us still thawing out , this coup d’oeil of color and blooms is boost that leap is on our heals .

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