A light-greeen leaf bud at the end of a reddish-brown stem of Oemleria (osoberry).

An Oemleria shrub (osoberry or Indian plum) showing light-green leaf buds about to open.

#BellinghamForests 2025, Day 23.

The #RealPhenology starts. Oemleria cerasiformis, Indian plum or osoberry, is the first shrub to leaf out in spring. Buds are already swelling, waaaay early this warm winter.