Pussy willow leaves opening

Pussy willow leaves opening

Leaves opening at the end of a pussy willow twig. The leaves begin to open after the catkins which give the tree its name have fallen.

Shades

Shades

A section of Tettenhall ridge from a distance, showing a range of colours as the trees were starting to come into leaf.

Whitebeam leaf buds opening

Whitebeam leaf buds opening

Half-open leaves and leaf buds on a whitebeam growing in the enclosed courtyard of the university’s Wulfruna Street complex.

Cherry blossom, Bantock Park

Cherry blossom, Bantock Park

Some of the blossom on a flowering cherry tree at the peak of its display on a sunny day recently.

Cherry blossom, Bantock Park

From one of the trees in Bantock Park.

Cherry blossom, Bantock Park