Stunning Maple Tree Buds On Our Favorite Climbing Tree

During our BWAY Day “Z” was so enamored with the beauty of this "flower" that he just had to bring it in to share with us.


We had no idea what sort of plant it came from so I pulled on my rain boots and headed outdoors to inspect the poor plant he had plucked it from.


I was amazed to discover that it came from their favorite climbing tree. It turns out that it is a maple tree bud.


I have been looking around the internet and am not able to get a definitive answer as to which type of maple we have in our yard. We just moved here in the fall and we were so busy unpacking and settling in that we did not pay much attention to which types of trees and plants we have around. It seems that it will be easier to identify by the leaves and fruit (you know, those "helicopter thingys"). This is going to be an exciting year!