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Quercus virginiana: Near MT. Pleasant South Carolina.
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
last yearIt's not huge but a decent size. And not all that common to see a mature copper beech in my neck of the woods. Located at Bloedel Reserve, a private garden just a few minutes drive away.
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Comments (22)Morning, Tiff..I know what you mean. Dh goes to work, comes home. I serve him dinner, he takes the dog for a walk then sits in front of 'his' tv w/head phones until bedtime. Plus my family and I had an argument, so I no longer call them, or accept their calls. And winter is just, plain depressing. Going on a week w/o sunlight. It seems the most exiting thing I do is go to the grocery store and doctors..and the docs isn't very entertaining..I despise going. I ended up taking most of my TC's and potting them in a hanging basket..several stems broke, so doubt they'll produce more flowers this year. See what boredom does??? End up doing stupid things like repotting budded TC's!!! Tiff, can you, your dh and dk's move w/your mom? Please understand I'm not trying to nosy myself in your business, just a suggestion. You do need others to talk to. Adult conversation, or at least people who enjoy plants, kids and any other hobbies you're into. There are many here who like talking to you, so if you ever feel blue, sign into GW.. :) Marjie..I didn't know you had twins..Oh you poor thing.. :) Twin babies? Oh Lord, when do you find time to think? God bless you, girl. How old are they? Ha, your Sadie sounds like our dearly departed, Mastiff, Sam..Forget tennis balls..they lasted two seconds..when dh took Sam to the woods, Sam saw a cute dog playing w/his tennis ball. Sam ran over, stole his ball and chewed it to smithereens. The owner laughed, but his poor dog lost so many tennis balls because of Sam. I bought a bag of tennis balls for the man, or rather his dog to replace those destroyed by Sam..lol. I love Labs..How much does Sadie weigh? Is she high-strung? I worked as an asst vet. When it was time to spay Black Labs, 'not so much neutering males,' the females needed extra sedation. Their breed was so much fun to work with..lol. j/k. Labs are extremely intelligent, loyal AND beautiful.. After surgery, Labs couldn't wait to see mom, dad, brother or sister, ready to take them home. lol. Yep, rubber rings last longest. Even w/love to chewy-teeth dogs, and mid-extra large breeds. Sam had a rubber, U-shaped band called Pull & Tug..One toy he couldn't chew to pieces. lol. Marjie, if you're serious about running away, I'll go along. As long as we can bring our pets, children and plants! We'd have to buy a couple buses though. More like five. lol. Hey JoJo..wow, a chicken named Hawk hanging around you..You should go to YouTube, seach for chicken sounds..Wonder what Hawk would do?? lol. How nice. What a lucky chicken!! AWWW, why are the other chickens pecking on her? Are they plucking her feathers? Funny she hangs with the dogs..maybe she thinks she's a canine...lol Poor kitty..wonder what's going through his mind??!! I can imagine..no wonder he seeks a higher level. lol. JoJo, only the best for our feathered/furred family, right? Bet your zoo pets are as spoiled as ours..lol. Don't blame you for investing in a jeep..Can you imagine trying to haul all that food in a Fiero? lol. I don't know much about quail. How do they behave and what do they eat? Are they in or outdoors? I remember you said you got a new turtle..how's he/she working out? I forgot, is he/she a water or land turtle? 3 dogs..wow! lol. Does your gecko have an English accent like the commercial? lol. The gecko commercial is one of a few I don't mind watching...makes me laugh. JoJo, I know you addressed to Marjie, but I too bred Betas. Wasn't it amusing watching the male spitting a nest for babies? But, poor moms. JoJo,, what type of plants are you looking for? Wow, you wake before the roosters..lol..Toni...See MoreBet you didn't know. I didn't
Comments (6)Thanks for sharing that Ron. I did not know any of those stories. They all touched me, and they made me think of many other stories there are out there. I travel a lot on my job and in pursuit of my other passion in life; trout fishing. I see men and women in uniform in almost every airport I travel to, but I particularly see many on my trips to Charlotte. Some of these folks are going "over there" (or getting ready to) and a few of them I've met were coming home. I never go by without letting these people know that many people here at home, whom they have never met, care deeply about them, worry for them, wish them a swift and safe return, and thank them for their service. I hope these people never ever want for their fellow Americans respect and concern. And I hope that if you are reading this that you will reach out to these people when you see them in your own life, shake their hand, thank them for the job they do, and let them know in some small but sincere way that you care. You'll be doing that person and yourself a great deal of good in the process....See MoreI've never seen a tree like this!
Comments (8)Thank you for the comments and info. The tree is in Ljubljana, Slovenia where we are living for a couple of years. I've seen this type of tree in Art nouveau type of paintings but assumed it was just a stylized painting of a tree...I didn't think there was really a tree like it until we saw this one the other day. I'm amazed that 'flora' guessed that it was growing in Europe! (I forgot to mention that) And the link with a photo of Robinia pseudoacacia looks very similar to my photo so I think that's probably what it is. Now how can I grow a tree like that??? I'm going to add a photo of the trunk..it is very interesting also....See MoreThe BFF I Never Met Came To Dinner
Comments (28)Yeah, I'm sure Clive will come to the rescue. What I made for us was half a recipe, the whole recipe makes a lot. Here it is: Cognac Fruit Dip 12 ounces cream cheese 1 cup confectioners sugar, unsifted 7 ounces marshmallow creme 1 cup sour cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 teaspoons almond extract 2 teaspoons cinnamon (I've made this with regular cinnamon and also with freshly grated cinnamon - to tell you the truth, I like the freshly grated better. You could just use a little less of the cinnamon from the jar. See what you like best.) 3 tablespoons cognac Half Recipe 6 ounces cream cheese ý cup confectioners sugar, unsifted 4 ounces marshmallow crème ý cup sour cream 1 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoons cinnamon (I've made this with regular cinnamon and also with freshly grated cinnamon - to tell you the truth, I like the freshly grated better. You could just use a little less of the cinnamon from the jar. See what you like best.) 3 tablespoons cognac (optional) In small bowl of electric mixer, cream the cheese until soft and smooth. Add the confectioners sugar and beat until well-blended. Add the sour cream and the rest of the ingredients. Blend just until well-combined. Cover and chill several hours before serving....See More
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last yearI have finally got Covid, so I'm sitting here bored rigid and aching all over. Time to inflict tree pix on you.
Horse Chestnut
Box elder
Prunus lusitanica
London Plane
Churchyard yew
Copper Beech
Monterey Cyprus
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last yearlast modified: last yearTake care of yourself Floral!
Just happened to have been at Itasca state part a week ago.
Ex-State Champion White pine Pinus strobus.
A windstorm broke a portion off the top, dethroning it.
Still a nice tree >5-1/2ft. dia. dbh. ~100 ft. tall.
bengz6westmd
last yearlast modified: last yearMe and county champ (Washington Co, MD) cottonwood. Close to 6 ft diameter.
Northern red oak, county champ (Washington Co, MD)
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last yearlast modified: last yearWashington Co MD notable Ginkgo Rose Hill Cemetery
Allegany Co MD champ osage orange in spring
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ViburnumValley central KY Bluegrass z6
last yearWe have a few in the Bluegrass...
Former national champion Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) at Airdrie Stud near Midway, in 2011...
Big ol' White Oak (Quercus alba) in Frankfort...
A fine sentinel Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) outstanding in its field near Viburnum Valley...
The current national champion Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) in Louisville...
A really grand Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville...
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last yearlast modified: last yearI've stood under that Ginkgo at Cave Hill. Spectacular!
Here's the champion Quercus ellipsoidalis at Morning Wood Gardens.
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last yearI believe these to be Eastern redcedar (juniperus virginiana) on Jekyll Island SE Georgia.
And Historic Live Oak (Q. virginiana) said to be over 450 years old in the same area.
arbordave (SE MI)
last yearlast modified: last yearGreat photos - VV's ginkgo, maackia's northern pin oak, and BillMN's live oak are especially impressive.
Like beng, I wonder if EAB has reached VV's blue ash yet? Of the native ash species, blue ash appears to have the best "staying power" when EAB is present, although I've seen a few in my area that have been fairly heavily damaged.
Bitternut hickories grow well here and get pretty big (comparable to beng's), maybe I can get a photo in the next week or two. Pecan is another hickory that attains sizable dimensions - photo below (from several years ago) of the canopy of a very nice pecan in Pigeon Forge TN. The adjacent property was being developed - hopefully they made efforts to protect the tree.
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last yearlast modified: last yearAgree with gardengal - floral's yew is quite the venerable old specimen!
Edit: I somehow missed Shax's photo of Eucalyptus regnans ("tallest of all flowering plants" per Wikipedia) - Wow, just magnificent!
On a walk this afternoon I passed this big old red oak with a dbh close to 5'
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last yearDitto on florals yew.
Metasequoia glyptostroboidesVisitor center of Jack Daniels distillery,
Lynchburg Tn.
bengz6westmd
last yearlast modified: last yearSugar maple, Mercersburg, PA cemetery.
Run-of-the-mill American sycamore, wait for it -- on my lot adjacent to border stream. About 115 ft tall. Not sure, but guess around 70-80 yrs old.
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last yearSince we are stepping out...
The wonderful old Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) growing happily by the leaky water fountain on the Great Lawn in Shawnee Park, Louisville KY.
The immensely broad Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) dwarfing the large residence outside Bloomington IL.
The "Marker Tree" out on the Illinois prairie, demonstrating Native American ways to give directions.
The Eisenhower Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) at Augusta National Golf Course in 2008, now haunting golfers no more.
Along the Cathedral Trees Trail in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park near Orick CA...
Spouse and nephew, for scale.
If a human fell in the woods, would the trees notice?
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last yearlast modified: last yearBoone/Hall plantation, part of the 'Avenue of Oaks'. 3/4-mile-long driveway lined with massive live oaks.
View from the house.
From what I understand, the Avenue of Oaks was used in the movie 'Gone with the Wind' when they showed buggies approaching the movie plantation 'Tarra'.ViburnumValley central KY Bluegrass z6
last year@bengz6westmd asked about Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) and its relative resistance to Emerald Ash Borer. I have not followed the saga of EAB progress through the genera since my job altered from parks to multimodal transportation facilities (!), but observation since it arrived on Kentucky's scene about 15 years ago indicates White Ash and Green Ash tend to be the target.
It may be that there is a bounty of White/Green Ash candy to consume, and the Blue Ash skirts by as the Broccoli or Asparagus of EAB's diet. I don't really care why, but I am happy that many old pre-settlement denizens of the central Kentucky area are still with us, watching over the fields and providing historic context to Bluegrass land and life.
I was fortunate to be able to observe and nominate this Louisville behemoth, and it was listed as national champion in 2009.
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last yearNot mammoth in size but today I ran across a stand with a high percentage of mature sugar maples (Acer saccharum) along the bike trail between Bowlus and Holdingford MN. Which to me is not something you run across just anywhere in mid central Minnesota. The first 3 miles it was your run of the mill mixed forest, poplar, oaks, red maple, pines, then all of a sudden a half mile of nothing but sugar bush. The area is well within it's native range.
I didn't dare walk off the trail, lots of Poison ivy this time of year, so this is the best I got for pics.
arbordave (SE MI)
last yearBillMN - looks like a great place for a hike (if not for the PI). Maybe you can get closer for some photos this winter when the leaves are gone.
Though not as large as some of the silver maples on the same property, I thought this tree was still notable since you don't see many green ash this size around here anymore due to EAB. I assume this tree is being treated - it's at the Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
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