Matcha Ball Ash Leaf Spirea - Early Leaf-Out - April 2025
In the Fall of 2023, I planted a pair of fern-like shrubs called Matcha Ball Ash Leaf Spirea. One in the front porch bed and one in the backyard - in the kitchen-curved bed . The one if front appears to have been lost, but the one in back has ALREADY leaf'd out. In a funny way. The tips are full of leaves. And the base is full of leaves. But, the stems are a little bare. See below for the current shape of this small shrub: This shrub behaved oddly last year - with a bud-burst in November . Yes...November. Late in the year, when the temps were dropping. And, I documented some (dang!) rabbit damage on this thing this past Winter. I'm pretty sure *that* is the reason for the odd growth pattern this year.