Plant of the Month: Indian Plum
![0400965 Indian Plum blossoms & foliage [Oemleria cerasiformis]. Van Duzer SP, OR. © Mark Turner Photo: Indian Plum blossoms](/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Turner_0400965.jpg)
Spring is in the air. Days are getting longer, the soil is warming up, we’re getting a little less rain, and buds are swelling on the trees and shrubs. Some of the catkin-bearing trees are already blooming. But one of the first real signs of spring for me in the Northwest is when the Indian plum (Oemleria cerasiformis) blossoms open. Continue reading

