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Posted by bixaorellana on Feb 7, 2012, 6:24am
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Posted by nycgirl7664 on Feb 8, 2012, 3:12pm
Wow, that is lovely!
Posted by kerouac2 on Feb 8, 2012, 6:31pm
I like the feathery light quality of the tree, but I might curse it if it did not provide enough shade under the hot sun.
Posted by kimby on Feb 20, 2012, 6:18pm
What is it bixa? It's not a Jacaranda is it?
Hard to tell, but is the flower the same one on the Botanical Perspectives thread?
Posted by kerouac2 on Feb 20, 2012, 6:30pm
My first thought was a jacaranda when I saw the photo.
Posted by bixaorellana on Feb 20, 2012, 7:12pm
It's not a jacaranda -- the flowers are bigger. I'll try to find out. I passed that same tree yesterday & the flowers are now much pinker.
Posted by kerouac2 on Feb 20, 2012, 9:14pm
What could have shocked this tree so much as to make its hair stand on end?

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Oh wow, I'd be shocked too, if that happened to me. :o

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Posted by kimby on Feb 20, 2012, 9:23pm
Whoa! Now that is an aberration!

That poor tree must have been confined in a narrow collar for years (decades?) expanding above the collar, and THEN someone decapitated it, causing it to throw all its energy into sending out sucker growth. Very sad.
Posted by kimby on Feb 22, 2012, 6:33pm
Here's another poor tree. Don't know what is wrong with it:

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I've just been told it might have been herbicide damage.
Posted by amboseli on Feb 22, 2012, 10:10pm
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Posted by kimby on Feb 22, 2012, 10:21pm
That first one is SOOOOO special, amboseli! I love the layered effect.

And the jacaranda is my favorite, as bixa will attest.
Posted by amboseli on Feb 22, 2012, 10:41pm
The jacaranda is my favourite, too. We don't have them here in Belgium but can't wait to go back to Portugal where there's an abundance of jacaranda trees.

The first pic is taken very early in the spring when the bluebells are in bloom. The leaves of the trees are just coming out. That's what makes it so special.
Posted by kimby on Feb 22, 2012, 10:55pm
Bluebells in Belgium? Or were you traveling?
Posted by amboseli on Feb 22, 2012, 11:04pm
Bluebells in Belgium, yes! One forest in the centre of Belgium has them. It's so beautiful.
Posted by nycgirl7664 on Mar 24, 2012, 11:54pm
These trees aren't the most beautiful, but they are in an unexpected place.

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Posted by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2012, 1:28am
Oh my gosh! I dunno ~~ their perfection for the very odd location & size available makes them beautiful.
Posted by mickthecactus on Apr 3, 2012, 12:32pm
Some remarkable tree pictures there.

This one was split in 2 by our 1987 storm-

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Posted by kimby on Apr 3, 2012, 7:22pm
A tree in our back yard was hit by lightning last week.

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The damage ran from top

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to bottom

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It may survive, however, as it was not "girdled".

(The power was out for 7 hours from the same storm.)
Posted by kimby on Apr 4, 2012, 10:34pm
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A grizzled elder in the Tahoe area of California.
Yes, it is alive, though how, I couldn't tell you.

Posted by nycgirl7664 on Apr 5, 2012, 3:02am
What a fighter, it deserves to live.

Lovely shot!
Posted by kimby on Apr 23, 2012, 7:58pm
Thanks!

This poor tree is burdened with loads of Mardi Gras beads and lingerie thrown onto it from the chairlift by skiers.

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Posted by kerouac2 on Apr 23, 2012, 8:19pm
Oh, it seems quite stoic in spite of the trash.
Posted by kerouac2 on Apr 26, 2012, 8:24pm
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Posted by kimby on Apr 26, 2012, 9:58pm
Why can't people leave the trees alone? That's mutilation! But a good silhouette!
Posted by kerouac2 on May 17, 2012, 5:51pm
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Posted by kimby on May 25, 2012, 12:17pm
That one would make a good movie character, with a little CG special effects it could talk.
Posted by bixaorellana on Jun 10, 2012, 2:29am
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Posted by nycgirl7664 on Jun 23, 2012, 3:12pm
Que bonita!
Posted by htmb on Jul 13, 2012, 3:57am
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Posted by bixaorellana on Jul 13, 2012, 4:43am
Enchanting!!

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