This is the glory time for the Coral Bark Maple tree – its leaves are the brightest chartreuse, and the bark is the brightest red it will be all year (not quite what I think of as coral, but more than close enough, and gorgeous in its own right). We have two beautiful trees – one each at opposing corners of our home – that soften the edges while thrilling with this color combination. Even the tiny stems of the leaves ring red, offsetting the vibrant lime of the unfurling leaves.
These little starbursts of color are one of the sweetest parts of spring. So fresh, so new, so delicate – and yet so bold, so thrilling and so brazen. Spring is all of this.
Such happy shades are redolent of the freshness of the season, and it never fails to seize my heart a little, no matter how many springs I’ve seen.
