Named for skewers and spindles

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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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Pure silver

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Trees, Silver Birch, February 2015

 

The bark of Silver Birch, Betula pendula. (more…)

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Southern border

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Trees, general, February 2015

 

Facing south. (more…)

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Budding Oak

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Trees, Oak, February 2015

 

A young Quercus robur. (more…)

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Birch canoe

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Trees, Silver Birch, February 2014

 

Fallen Betula Pendula branch in the clearing. (more…)

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Spruce

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Trees, Spruce, February 2015

 

Picea abies. (more…)

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Silver and red

Posted by on Feb 27, 2015 in 2015, Birch, Blushing Bracket, February, Fungi, Trees, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Fungi, Blushing Bracket, February 2015

 

A past-its-prime Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa, on fallen Silver Birch, Betula Pendula. (more…)

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Tangled limbs

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Trees, general, February 2015

 

Looking north from the north ride. (more…)

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Interglacial native?

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Trees, Spruce, February 2015
 

A cone of a Norway spruce, Picea abies. (more…)

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From north to east

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Trees, general, February 20154

 

The view from the north ride across to the east ride. (more…)

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No through route

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Trees, general, February 2015

 

Natural sculpture, north ride. (more…)

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‘Plenty of catkins, plenty of prams’

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Trees, Hazel, February 2015

 

A Somerset saying underlining the association between the Hazel tree and fertility. (more…)

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