Twig with new leaf. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2010-06-04.

Branch with the beginnings of leaf brushes and two flat green flowerbuds. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-04-22.

Branches in spring. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-05-19.

Branch with two flowers. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-05-19.

Branch with one flower. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-05-19.

A row of bare trees. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-04-22.

Bare tree in spring. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-04-22.

Branch, still bare (except for those green dots, which are very small leafsprouts), with old cones. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-04-22.

Branch with tiny brushlets (new leaf coming up) and a big flat female flowerbud. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-04-22.