European Hornbeam

These seed heads intrigue me. 

I found a tag on one of the trees, many on Arrowroot Loop. 

Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' (Pyramidal European Hornbeam) is a durable, slow-growing deciduous tree, ideal for formal hedges, privacy screens, or street plantings. It starts narrow/columnar and matures to a 30–40 ft tall, 20–30 ft wide, oval-vase shape. Known for its smooth gray, fluted bark and yellow fall color, it thrives in full sun to part shade and is highly tolerant of urban pollution. 

Request for Blackberry Vines Removal

These blackberry vines are choking the Osoberry plants.

I requested HOA clean it up.

Takara thanked me for bringing it to their attention.

She will bring it up at the next HOA meeting. 

Landscape - John Bullock, Co-Chairperson, at jcbullock4111@hotmail.com.

Newest Maps for Newsletter

Corrected spelling on 'pavilion' in several places.

It took hours for me to get this done.

Changed 1/2 mile to 1/4 mile after walking it again. 

There was always something not quite right.

Fixed Coleville with grey line.

Enlarged small road text boxes. 

More small black dots.

Sent finals to Miriam 2/16/26.

Finally have stub roads off Bowthorpe correctly labeled.

Side entrance from trail to Colville St. in Division 6. 

Baby Native Orchid

Found this baby orchid on the short-cut trail from sidewalk into preserve.

WPNPS FB said put rocks around it.

Taken Feb. 2024 

Taken March 2024

Latest Updated Map of Preserve - Updated - See 2/17 Post

This is the final sent to Miriam. Pavilion spelled incorrectly. 

Took screen shot of PDF, then enlarged using up symbol with Picture format. 

South Side Trail.

Powerline Trails

These were updated 2/16. 

Road into McAllister Open

Snowdrops

These are the snowdrops by the little blue house.

Snowdrops just starting to open by stairs.

Coral Bark Maple

Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku', or Coral Bark Maple, is a deciduous, upright tree (20–25 ft tall, 10–15 ft wide) celebrated for brilliant coral-red winter bark, light green spring foliage, and yellow-gold fall color. It prefers moist, well-drained soil in part shade to full sun, growing at a slow-to-moderate rate. 

 

Flowering Persian Ironwood

Two flowers on this tree.

Two flowers here also.

These are the two trees with no flowers found a couple of days ago. 

Two pictures of the same tree loaded with flowers.

Sun shine was really nice. 

Flowers up close. 

Oak Springs Blocking Exit.

Wall of blocks in exit to Marvin Road.

Truck going through Ovation. 

Arrow is where blocks are at the exit. 

New Map of Preserve 2026

This was a lot of work.

Had to convert it to picture to post it here.

 

Unusual Dried Flower

Unusual dried flowers on large trees on 36th and on the Loop.

 

More Persian Ironwood

These are all near the entrance to Blue Bell St.

No buds on any of them. 

(In the sun I found flowers on 2 of these.)

Daffodils

There are many daffodils up in the Preserve.

 

Lupine

This is a lupine at the top of Bowthorpe by the Persian Ironwood tree.  

Parrotia persica Vanessa, Persian Ironwood

Noticed red buds on 8 trees on Engelmann and see they are going to be gorgeous.

Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' (Persian Ironwood) is an upright, narrow deciduous tree, ideal for tight spaces and street plantings, reaching 25-40 feet tall and 15-20 feet wide. It features year-round interest with reddish-purple spring foliage, lustrous green summer leaves, brilliant orange-red fall color, and exfoliating, colorful bark. Features: Small, red, petalless flowers in late winter/early spring.

Tag on one on Bowthorpe at the top. 

On Bowthorpe - starting to open. 

New Path in Division 6

From Coleville to 1acre Oaks.

Witch Hazel - Red

These trees are at the top of Bowthorpe.

Will go back and look again in a week.

They might open. 

Tag at base of tree - Persian Ironwood.

Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica) and Witch Hazel (Hamamelis spp.) are closely related, both belonging to the Hamamelidaceae family, but differ in form, size, and use. Persian Ironwood is a small, deciduous tree prized for its dramatic autumn color (yellow, orange, red) and exfoliating, camouflage-like bark. In contrast, Witch Hazel is primarily a shrub or small tree known for its fragrant, yellow, spider-like flowers that bloom in late winter. 

Last August I found the leaves and the results said Witch Hazel.

I was skeptical but today I found some flowers.

Orange/gold around the Gym.

Red at Gym and Game room.