Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)

A Bigleaf Maple bud (Acer macrophyllum) begins to burst open as it prepares to blossom.  Mount Pisgah Arboretum, South Willamette Valley. 5×7 notecards / greeting cards of this photograph are available in The Gift Shop. Bigleaf Maple, Lane County, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Wild Harvest