Glenwood Orchard. Glenwood Orchard is located in the beautiful Glenwood hills area of Glenwood City in Eastern St. Croix County, Wisconsin. We are about 45 minutes east of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota and 45 minutes West of Eau Claire, Wisconsin ~ just eight miles North of the I-94 interstate highway.
Not all early spring blooming trees are regarded as ornamental, such as red maples or birches, but still their flowers provide visual interest and some color. Large shrubs that have a tree-like form also provide excellent early spring flower color.
Early lilac (Syringa oblata), a variety of lilac bush, is a deciduous shrub. Growing 10 to 12 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide, early lilac bushes have medium texture and an upright form. The fragrant flowers appear on 2- to 5-inch-long panicles that emerge in late spring.