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Spring is here, UC Davis edition

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The other day I picked up my plants from the first UC Davis Arboretum plant sale of the year (online ordering, curbside pickup), and since I was at the Teaching Nursery already, I decided to take some photos of the streetside plantings. If anybody needs proof that spring has arrived, here it is. My favorite vignette was this: There's a row of these trees in the planting strip next to the Teaching Nursery. I have no idea what they are, other than some type of ornamental cherry or plum (or other member of the genus Prunus ). Some of the flowers are single and a lighter pink, others double and a more reddish pink. If anybody knows what they are, please leave a comment. Across the street, Kniphofia  'Christmas Cheer' is providing its own pop of color: Kniphofia  'Christmas Cheer' That's the Teaching Nursery across the street Kniphofia  'Christmas Cheer', Aeonium  sp., and rosemary Rosemary and Agave colorata Kniphofias, aka "nighfohfias" or red-h...