New leaves on the trees at last!

We have deliberately planted as many trees as we could find space for in the last ten years. I love the new leaves on the trees as they emerge in spring, so I took a walk round our land when it was sunny, a couple of days ago, and took photos of some of them. 

 This is ginko biloba or maidenhair tree - a present from my sister Gill and her husband Rod.

this is acer platanoides, possibly 'Crimson'King', acquired as a seedling from Bold Venture Park in Darwen (with permission from a friendly gardener)

 this one is a sycamore, acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum' - I have missed the early pink of the very new leaves. No idea where it came from.

 these are the bright green new needles of an ex-christmas tree. Norway spruce?

 there are loads of Jay-sown oak seedlings in our tiny patch of woodland. I adore the khaki of the new leaves.

 All our ash seedings are sprouting rapidly - destined to be coppiced for poles and firewood

 more oak

We have one solitary aspen - unfortunately I planted the others where Pete turns the tractor, and he mowed them!  That'll learn me.

 A small-leaved lime

 and some still-folded beech leaves - these are from Bold Venture Park seeds.

 But the hawthorn is well out and flowering its socks off.

 We have pears coming on the pear tree (at last)

 and the apples are blossoming nicely

This is our metasequoia glyptostroboides a deciduous conifer which is enjoying life here in Brittany.

I think this is a western hemlock, (tsuga heterophylla) that I acquired as a tiny seedling in a lay-by in a plantation in Wales (it would have been driven over, sooner or later - honest!). It is entirely unsuitable for a garden, but I love it! It is now in excess of 6 meters tall and growing...

 a pretty bug on some young holly leaves (NB, I want a decent camera one day..). These are from sister Gill's garden

Flowers already on the laburnum that grew from seeds from our next-door-neighbour's tree in Darwen, Lancashire - thanks Mike.

 another ex-christmas tree - some pine or other. Nice tree.

This is a liquidamber - green in spring and summer, but in late autumn has an amazing colour range (see below)

 these willows have lovely yellow-orange stems which glow in the winter sunshine. They were the only trees on the land when we arrived here, apart from the big oaks on the boundaries.

 the cornus kousa is going to flower soon (sorry, rubbish picture)

My pride and joy - a davidia involucrata or handkerchief tree, grown from seed. 10 years old+ but hasn't flowered yet  live in hope!

 The new camellia leaves are like orange patent leather.

but the japanese quince leaves are well-out, and the flowers nearly over. Hopefully another good crop for making jelly.

and finally, a purple-leaved hazel. Perhaps I should do a tree inventory - theres lots more!