belleflower

Updated: January 24, 2026

Wide branching like the oak, and its large ridgy fruit, in late fall or early winter, is one of my favorites. Or the thick and more pendent top of the belleflower, with its equally rich, sprightly uncloying fruit. Sweet apples are perhaps the most nutritious, and when baked are a feast in themselves.

John Burroughs - Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers