‘I saw Winter ‘neath a spindle tree … #plants

Posted by on Dec 4, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, November, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, November 2015

 

She plucked berries bright to crown her head.’ (more…)

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Pretty in pink #plants

Posted by on Nov 13, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, November, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, November 2015

 

The berries of the Spindle provide food for creatures including mice, birds and even foxes. (more…)

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Fruit of the Spindle tree #plants

Posted by on Sep 25, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, September, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, September 2015

 

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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Ready to fruit #plants

Posted by on Aug 29, 2015 in 2015, August, Spindle, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, August 2015

 

Spindle, Euonymus europaeus, with berries that will turn deep pink when ripe. (more…)

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Flowering Spindle

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Trees, Spindle, May 2015

 

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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‘What now is bud will soon be leaf …’

Posted by on Apr 21, 2015 in 2015, April, Spindle, Spring, Trees | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, Spindle, April 2015

 

Spindle, Euonymus europaeus, and a line from Keramos by Longfellow. (more…)

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Named for skewers and spindles

Posted by on Mar 12, 2015 in 2015, March, Spindle, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, March 2015

 

Spindle, Euonymus europaeus, from the Anglo-Saxon ‘spinel’ meaning pin, from an early use of the wood. (more…)

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Spindle

Posted by on Nov 23, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, November, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, November 2014

 

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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The pink and the blue

Posted by on Oct 24, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, October, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, October 2014

 

A third fruiting Spindle, Euonymus europaea, found on the edge of the clearing. (more…)

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Spindle

Posted by on Oct 16, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, October, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, October 2014

 

Euonymus europaea continues to fruit. (more…)

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Pleasant surprise

Posted by on Oct 3, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, September, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, September 2014

 

The fruit of the Spindle, which led to the discovery of a second Euonymus europaea in the wood. (more…)

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Spinning a tale

Posted by on Mar 4, 2014 in 2014, March, Spindle, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, March 2014

 

A Spindle tree, Euonymus europaea, centre. (more…)

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