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Dec 9, 2010 13:37:04 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Dec 9, 2010 13:37:04 GMT
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Dec 9, 2010 14:30:42 GMT
Post by tod2 on Dec 9, 2010 14:30:42 GMT
You have re-kindled my interest to visit Kew again. I have only been once but sailed down to Hampton Court on several occasions. I am very interested in the "skywalk" at the top of those tall trees. I walked along one in Manjimup, Western Australia to see the tops of the Karri trees. Thanks for the lovely photos!
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Dec 9, 2010 14:34:06 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Dec 9, 2010 14:34:06 GMT
Let me know if that comes off tod - I'd be pleased to show you around!
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Dec 9, 2010 14:54:45 GMT
Post by tod2 on Dec 9, 2010 14:54:45 GMT
Thats most kind of you and it would be absolutely wonderful - thank you Mick.
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Dec 9, 2010 15:51:24 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 9, 2010 15:51:24 GMT
Whooo, Tod ~~ your pictures give new meaning to "holding up that wall?". ;D That's a magnificent tree. Is it some kind of ficus?
*gnashes teeth* I want to visit the gardens of England so badly I can hardly stand it. Kew is obviously one of the reasons why. Wonderful trees, Mick, and that penultimate photo couldn't be more beautiful.
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Dec 9, 2010 15:57:40 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Dec 9, 2010 15:57:40 GMT
Bixa, you need to liaise with tod2 for a visit...............
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Dec 9, 2010 18:35:14 GMT
Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2010 18:35:14 GMT
I do have my free Eurostar ticket that I am supposed to use before mid-January.
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Dec 10, 2010 6:12:09 GMT
Post by tod2 on Dec 10, 2010 6:12:09 GMT
Kerouac - Don't hesitate, DO PASS 'GO' and enjoy the ride Hell, with Mick on the otherside you can only have the most awesome visit!
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Dec 10, 2010 6:14:25 GMT
Post by tod2 on Dec 10, 2010 6:14:25 GMT
Bixa, I have watched that tree grow for the last 30 odd years and have wondered how come it hasn't pulled the wall over ----yet!
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Dec 10, 2010 9:00:15 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Dec 10, 2010 9:00:15 GMT
Kerouac - Don't hesitate, DO PASS 'GO' and enjoy the ride Hell, with Mick on the otherside you can only have the most awesome visit! it would be my pleasure..................
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Dec 10, 2010 9:27:55 GMT
Post by tod2 on Dec 10, 2010 9:27:55 GMT
Bixa - Have you ever been to see the fantastic Montezuma Cypress at Santa Maria del Tule near Oaxaca City? I have just been reading about it in a wonderful book byThomas Pakenham called "Remarkable Trees Of The World", and who also wrote and photogra[hed ""Meetings With Remarkable Trees". In 1994 a group of three doctors from Kew Gardens came to help and prevented this nearly 2,000yr old tree from dying. They found lack of water the problem and it has recovered after other stringent measures were also taken. I wonder what MicktheCactus might also know of this ? Heres a great link and photos: www.delange.org/Tule/Tule.htm
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Dec 10, 2010 13:40:58 GMT
Post by mickthecactus on Dec 10, 2010 13:40:58 GMT
Bixa - Have you ever been to see the fantastic Montezuma Cypress at Santa Maria del Tule near Oaxaca City? I have just been reading about it in a wonderful book byThomas Pakenham called "Remarkable Trees Of The World", and who also wrote and photogra[hed ""Meetings With Remarkable Trees". In 1994 a group of three doctors from Kew Gardens came to help and prevented this nearly 2,000yr old tree from dying. They found lack of water the problem and it has recovered after other stringent measures were also taken. I wonder what MicktheCactus might also know of this ? Heres a great link and photos: www.delange.org/Tule/Tule.htmSorry to say that I know nothing but what a fantastic tree!
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Dec 10, 2010 14:46:39 GMT
Post by myrt on Dec 10, 2010 14:46:39 GMT
I LOVE those books, Tod2! Whenever I need a push to get me back on the straight and narrow I look at those glorious trees and remember why I love plants, gardening and the natural world and why I do what I do!
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Dec 10, 2010 15:36:46 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 10, 2010 15:36:46 GMT
Tod, I've seen that tree about a gazillion times. It's in a cute little town near here. I'll wait for a warm day and go over and take pictures. The pics in your link are wonderful, by the way.
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Dec 22, 2010 16:14:28 GMT
Post by Kimby on Dec 22, 2010 16:14:28 GMT
Reviewing this thread makes me wonder why modern folk don't still worship trees like the druids...
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Dec 28, 2010 16:23:23 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 28, 2010 16:23:23 GMT
Does this look worshipful, Kimby?
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Dec 28, 2010 18:53:31 GMT
Post by Kimby on Dec 28, 2010 18:53:31 GMT
Is it the tree, or the stars, that are being celebrated, bixa?
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Dec 29, 2010 14:50:43 GMT
Post by imec on Dec 29, 2010 14:50:43 GMT
Just babies...
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Dec 29, 2010 16:24:59 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 29, 2010 16:24:59 GMT
Please frame that and send it to me immediately. Thank you.
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Dec 29, 2010 16:25:32 GMT
Post by Kimby on Dec 29, 2010 16:25:32 GMT
If that is a grove of quaking aspen, it is likely that they are all part of the same organism genetically.
Aspens sprout from the root when the parent tree is cut. Since aspens are a popular species for pulp in the papermaking industry, the forest regenerates from the roots without having to replant. Talk about a renewable resource!
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Dec 29, 2010 17:01:53 GMT
Post by imec on Dec 29, 2010 17:01:53 GMT
Very likely kimby, they grow like weeds around here. The sound they make in the wind is wonderful!
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Dec 29, 2010 17:07:33 GMT
Post by Kimby on Dec 29, 2010 17:07:33 GMT
www.ask.com/wiki/Largest_organismsThe Aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) forms large stands of genetically identical trees (technically, stems) connected by a single underground root system. These trees form through root sprouts coming off an original parent tree, though the root system may not remain a single unit in all specimens. The largest known fully-connected Aspen is a grove in Utah nicknamed "Pando", and some experts call it the largest organism in the world, by mass or volume. It covers 0.43 km2 (106 acres) and is estimated to weigh 6,600 short tons (6,000 t).
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Dec 29, 2010 17:36:55 GMT
Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2010 17:36:55 GMT
If they grew a little closer together, they could slow down the packs of wolves.
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Jan 9, 2011 17:34:47 GMT
Post by imec on Jan 9, 2011 17:34:47 GMT
Someone's watching...
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Jan 10, 2011 16:47:29 GMT
Post by Kimby on Jan 10, 2011 16:47:29 GMT
Just looked over this page again, and noticed how the supports for the Kew skywalk in mick's #90, 4th photo, mimic the shape of trees, though they don't try to match the color.
Love that last photo, imec.
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Jan 11, 2011 18:50:53 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2011 18:50:53 GMT
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Jan 13, 2011 22:50:14 GMT
Post by frenchmystiquetour on Jan 13, 2011 22:50:14 GMT
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Jan 14, 2011 5:00:27 GMT
Post by tod2 on Jan 14, 2011 5:00:27 GMT
What a splendid shot Kerouac! It just leaps off the screen - how good of you to notice something so different.....but then you're good at that FMT - that pathway must be fab to cycle on - kind of 'lost in a world of your own' feeling.
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Jan 14, 2011 5:37:04 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Jan 14, 2011 5:37:04 GMT
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Jan 14, 2011 8:25:03 GMT
Post by frenchmystiquetour on Jan 14, 2011 8:25:03 GMT
bixa - The tree is lovely but could you please send some of that blue sky to Paris. We have trees but right now we are severely lacking in blue skies.
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