Not an ID, but something I'm curious about
wintercat_gw
5 years ago
There's a tiny poplar growing in a crack on the rooftop of my office building, which is 6 floors high. It has scales of some sort. How did the scales get there? They seem quite stationary to me.
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wintercat_gw
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Comments (37)I never give to the first person that responds. They are the gimme types. They either sell the stuff, or hord it all in their attic, that is if they bother to either to reply to your e-mail or come get it if they do. I think some have auto reply to all freecycle e-mails and sort through the offers later. Lame I say. That tactic does not work with me. I take e-mails for about 1 week and then give to the person that either needs it most of I feel is most appreciative, or just made me laugh in their response. "I'll take that" does not meet any of those requirements. I love it when folks say HI "my name" say what they want and a little about why they want it. And are polite enough to sign their name. I just posted a freecycle list of things. Subject was somthing like "102 misc items". I got over 40 replies. That was a month ago and I am still trying to sort it all out. I reply to 1 or 2 at a time, to not get too confused and offer the same items to more than one person. All seem very greatful for what I give them, and stay to talk a little, which is great for me, since I can not go into public due to severve chemical sensitivities. I usually drag them out to my garden for show and tell. I ask if they are interested in seeing my garden first though. The last lady that came, offered me tons of leaves from her propery when she heard I was allergic to the moldy hay I picked up from a farm. This lady is even going to chip up the leaves for me. I am so happy. I need the leaves since the ground under a few of my trees is bare either from the leaves blowing away, or me stealing them for mulch. She said she had like 2-3 feet of leaves under her masive trees. She is trilled to have found a home for them. I also learned a lot of useful gardening tips from her. She said that she has no fire ants due to the fact sugar ants eat fire ants. She said you can't kill your sugar ants if you want he fire ants gone. Wow, what a tip! Fire ants like poor dry soil and the sugar ants like the nice loose stuff. She said if you do not have that kind of soil, to leave out flower pots of good loose soil for them to live in. Due to her good gardening and ant control techniques, she has converted her whole street to organic. Major feat, since my whole street uses toxic chemicals that they do not bother to sweep off the sidewalk. I have to walk in the street to avoid the junk. She sets a good example, others are anxious to copy. I was so impressed. She offered to bring the leaves to me, since I can't drive due to car fumes, but I am eager to see her property and said my hubby will bring me over there. I said, I wish I had something to give you then I said, oh I just gave you a lot of things, including a brand new printer. I guess when you give someone something you no longer want it really does not feel like you are doing much. I feel the leaves are worth more to me than the printer, and other things. Free cycle is great despite the no shows, the rude e-mails from the demanding sort, the folks that want and never give, and the folks that make tons of appointments to pick up their things and still never come. I give um one chance now and move on, especially if the do not e-mail to say they were sorry they forgot. I have a list I keep with names and e-mails of no-shows, folks that came but took a long time to do so folks with auto e-mail replies, I'll take that" folks that do not bother to answer e-mails folks that show up folks that are very nice So if I get more than 1 request for an item, I can look through my list and stick with those that come and are pleasant. When I am more selective in who I offer stuff to, I have less problems with no shows. Mary...See MoreUnusual Chair (I think) and a Chest I'm curious about
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Comments (23)It is interesting to hear all the nuances around this subject. Growing up in a military family oddly enough funerals were not in my experience. Deceased soldiers are sent home. Relatives are far far away. What I have experienced in adulthood is everyone brings a card either to the viewing or the funeral, not both even if attending both. If not attending; sympathy cards are mailed. Money is COMMONLY enclosed in these cards. It doesn't matter what the obituary suggested people will do what is EASIEST and that is enclosing the memorial donation with the sympathy card. This leaves the family free to do with it what works FOR THEM. To expect people to send two cards one for the family one to the church is very unusual in my experience. Perhaps life isn't as formal here? I have never thought about the idea of sending multiple cards to family members. I think one card addressed to all is sufficient but of course sending a separate more personal card to a family member you are very close to would never be wrong. Immediate family of some configuration typically gather and go through all the cards for thanking purposes so all see the main card. Gifts are noted and decisions on distribution are made at this time. Not all families have money for the funeral which are INSANELY expensive. I find to give w/o direction as to where the money will go seems easiest for the family to deal with. The reality of what to do with all the cards/guest book/extras is something to think about when sending these cards. When my in-laws died we distributed boxes and boxes of family photos/slides to each sibling to condense/put on DVD/redistribute. No one has followed through and I for one would love to DUMP the box we have. I don't know who got the joy of being the keeper of the sympathy cards etc...but I am guessing they are taking up space better used for anything else. Again 20 years of military life-keeping things--just to move them across country every two years-- is just not in my wheel house....See Morewintercat_gw
5 years agoI detached it from the leaf and transferred it onto a white tissue. Here it is:
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoCloseup of the bark. One of those little bumps got detached when I broke the poplar's stem, and that's the reddish spot - where the scale/gall or whatever was before it got pried off the stem.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoBrachychiton populneus is indeed quite common in Israel, especially as a street tree. Thing is I haven't seen any around here. I may be wrong, but I think BP's bark is different from this one.
This morning I took a photo of what remained of the sapling: I think there's a sacred fig not far away from here. I'll take a picture next time I sneak out.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoOk. Sneaked out and took pics of the tree on the other side of the street. Looks like a ficus to me. It doesn't resemble any of the brachychiton populneus I've seen.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago" So how do we explain those lobed leaves? "
The thing is, there are no lobed leaves. Some kind of play of shade and light in the pic. It can be better visible in the enlargement of the pic of the seedling before it got damaged:
"Does the fig across the street produce a noticeable sap when cut? If it does, and the seedling does not then there is another difference right there. "It can hardly be expected that there is any sap left in the seedling in its current condition :-) (see the last pic of the damaged plant)
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5 years agoIt's a sacred fig. I snapped off a tiny new twig and some white sap oozed out.
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