‘Then come away, come to the peaceful wood …’ #nature

Posted by on Jul 23, 2017 in 2017, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, July 2017

 

In the deep wood south of the south ride – and a line from James Weldon Johnson. (more…)

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For ‘crab’ read ‘scrobb’ #trees

Posted by on Jul 22, 2017 in 2017, Crab Apple, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, July 2017

 

The ‘crab’ in Crab Apple derives from ‘scrobb,’ the Anglo-Saxon for ‘shrub’, says Stevens. (more…)

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Under attack #trees

Posted by on Jun 7, 2017 in 2017, Guelder Rose, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Trees. Dogberry, May 2017

 

The Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus, was being seriously defoliated by lavae which I assume are Vibernum Beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni, or similar. (more…)

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‘… the blessed and the blessing trees.’ #nature

Posted by on Jun 6, 2017 in Field Maple, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, May 2017

 

A line from ‘Spirit of Trees‘ by Wendell Berry. (more…)

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Crab Apple #trees

Posted by on Jun 2, 2017 in 2017, Crab Apple, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, May 2017

 

Malus sylvestris. (more…)

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Norway Spruce #trees

Posted by on May 27, 2017 in 2017, May, Spring, Spruce, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Norway Spruce, May 2017

 

Picea abies. (more…)

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Spindle #trees

Posted by on May 23, 2017 in 2017, May, Spindle, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, May 2017

 

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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Water Elder, Cramp Bark or Snowball Tree #trees

Posted by on May 21, 2017 in 2017, Guelder Rose, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Dogberry, May 2017

 

Also known as Guelder rose or Dogberry. (more…)

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Ash Wednesday #trees

Posted by on May 17, 2017 in 2017, Ash, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, May 2017

 

Ok, not the day itself but a chance to see Fraxinus excelsior in the sun. (more…)

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Wild Cherry #trees

Posted by on May 10, 2017 in 2017, April, Spring, Trees, Wild Cherry | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Wild Cherry, April 2017

 

Prunus avium – one of several planted in the glade in 2014. (more…)

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‘The tree most frequently mentioned in Anglo-Saxon boundary charters’ #trees

Posted by on Apr 29, 2017 in 2017, April, Hawthorn, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, April 2017

 

One of the many uses of Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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Blossom time #trees

Posted by on Apr 27, 2017 in 2017, April, Crab Apple, Provisional identification, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees. Crab Apple, April 2017

 

For CP. (more…)

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