budding trees
Leaves about to emerge
Trees in early spring when buds are forming or beginning to open, signaling the end of dormancy.
The phrase evokes seasonal renewal and the first visible signs of new growth: The budding trees along the avenue promised warmer days ahead.
Often used poetically or to set a springtime scene.
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- blossomsFlowers on trees
- cherry blossomsOrnamental tree flowers
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- branchesLimbs of trees
spring · early spring · green · growth · unfurling · tender · shoots · sap · bark · twigs · awakening · coming alive · renewal · flowering · canopy · swelling · fresh · emergence
- SpringApril, May, spring equinox, spring flowers, cherry blossoms
- spring themesfloral motifs, new beginnings, floral imagery, cherry blossoms, April showers
- seasonsautumn, summer, winter, spring, fall