On the spots where snow and ice are gone, the first harbingers of early spring can be found in nature, like this Bodnant viburnum (also known as Arrowwood).
It’s a delightful early flowering tree that produces clusters of pinkish-red-white blooms from mid winter to early spring.
Its flowers (resembling fruit tree blossoms) have a rich sweet fragrance and although they look pretty fragile, they withstand even the most severe frost !
Dutch name : Bodnant Sneeuwbal
German name : Bodnant-Schneeball (auch Duft-Schneeball und Winter-Schneeball genannt)
Latin name : Viburnum bodnantense