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Nature Note: Osoberry
Have you seen these dashes of bright green out on our trails lately? These are the budding leaves of osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis), or Indian Plum, a shrub native to the Pacific coast of North America. Budding in late winter, osoberry is one of the earliest plants to return from dormancy each year. The emergence of its narrow, lance-shaped leaves across our landscape is one of the first signs of spring here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s one of the earliest to bloom as well, so be on the lookout for its pretty clusters of greenish-white blossoms as the weather continues to warm!
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