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MSNBC : Ginkgo Fruit Drives Neighborhood to Cut Down Trees
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Always remember to select the male ginkgo tree when planting around your home or in public places. The fruit from the female ginkgo tree is foul smelling and can leave quite a mess.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Caryota urens - Fishtail Palm
This post is part of the "Trees of the Tropics" series and has been crossposted from Trees, plants and more.
Here's a tree I would love to spend more time looking at - i marvel at this beauty every time i go to the horticultural gardens, here in Chennai, India. It brings odd childhood memories to mind... gypsy jewellery vendors with string upon string of beads precariously balanced on each outstretched hand...
Click on the pictures and you will see that there are two types of "necklaces" to chose from! Lovely, isnt it?!
Here's a tree I would love to spend more time looking at - i marvel at this beauty every time i go to the horticultural gardens, here in Chennai, India. It brings odd childhood memories to mind... gypsy jewellery vendors with string upon string of beads precariously balanced on each outstretched hand...
Click on the pictures and you will see that there are two types of "necklaces" to chose from! Lovely, isnt it?!
NatGeo : Biggest, Tallest Tree Photo Ever
Read about National Geographic Photographer, Michael Nichols, and how he photographed this tree at NPR.ORG. Pick up a copy of the photo in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic Magazine.
Jump to the National Geographic Video on YouTube.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Tree Leaf Identification Tool
I am excited to share with you The EarlyForest.Com Tree Leaf Identification Tool. The Tree Leaf Identification Tool sorts the EarlyForest.Com tree-leaf-photo-database into easy searchable categories. This guide is designed to grow with EarlyForest.Com as new leaf photos are added, so check back often, it is always improving and expanding.
Select the category that best describes the leaf that you are trying to identify.
Author's Note : Tree leaf terminology can become quite complicated with dozens of terms used to describe a leaf's arrangement, shape, texture, margin, base and tip. In order to simplify the leaf identification process (especially for those who have little experience with leaf terminology) and eliminate an overly complex system of tags I have reduced the leaf shapes into the intuitive categories shown in the chart above. The often subtle variations between "Toothed" and "Lobed" (especially in the oaks) can leave one guessing at how to classify their leaf. Generally this guide uses toothed to indicate small ridges along the edges of the leaf and lobed is used describe overall leaf shape. It should also be noted that not all leaves can be easily classified as opposite or alternate, and compound leaves can sometimes appear to be simple when pulled from the tree. When confusion arises I suggest going with your first guess then exploring more than one category to broaden your search.
Select the category that best describes the leaf that you are trying to identify.Author's Note : Tree leaf terminology can become quite complicated with dozens of terms used to describe a leaf's arrangement, shape, texture, margin, base and tip. In order to simplify the leaf identification process (especially for those who have little experience with leaf terminology) and eliminate an overly complex system of tags I have reduced the leaf shapes into the intuitive categories shown in the chart above. The often subtle variations between "Toothed" and "Lobed" (especially in the oaks) can leave one guessing at how to classify their leaf. Generally this guide uses toothed to indicate small ridges along the edges of the leaf and lobed is used describe overall leaf shape. It should also be noted that not all leaves can be easily classified as opposite or alternate, and compound leaves can sometimes appear to be simple when pulled from the tree. When confusion arises I suggest going with your first guess then exploring more than one category to broaden your search.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Arboretum Review : Belle Meade Plantation
Belle Meade Plantation
5025 Harding Pike
Nashville TN, 37205
(615) 356-0501 / 1-800-270-3991
http://www.bellemeadeplantation.com/
Date Visited : 10 Oct. 2009
Natalie and I went to the Belle Meade Plantation today for its Fall Festival. It is always a joy to see parks and gardens on days that they are full of life and activity. The Fall Fest had art and craft vendors, games & rides for kids and live music & wine tasting for adults.
5025 Harding Pike
Nashville TN, 37205
(615) 356-0501 / 1-800-270-3991
http://www.bellemeadeplantation.com/
Date Visited : 10 Oct. 2009
Natalie and I went to the Belle Meade Plantation today for its Fall Festival. It is always a joy to see parks and gardens on days that they are full of life and activity. The Fall Fest had art and craft vendors, games & rides for kids and live music & wine tasting for adults.
Guided tours of the mansion are available for guests that are interested in learning the history of the plantation.
Festival goers stop to watch a magician pull a rabbit from his hat.
A huge Southern Magnolia stands between the house (off camera left) and stables. There are several old and beautiful Southern Magnolias throughout the grounds.
Interpretive signs throughout the grounds tell the history of the plantation. Each building and landmark on the plantation has an information sign posted by it.
Behind the house a live band played music while people sampled wine in the boxwood lined garden.
At the Gardener's House a sign marked the arboretum's 1988 designation.
Natalie and I found a few trees throughout the grounds that were labeled "Belle Meade Plantation Tree Walk", but were disappointed with the overall lack of information available on the gardens. When we asked the clerk in the gift shop if she had any information she was rude and offered no assistance. When we later asked the guides at the mansion they indicated that there used to be maps available, but did not assist us in obtaining any. If you only have time to visit one garden in Nashville's Belle Meade Neighborhood I strongly recommend visiting Cheekwood over the Belle Meade Plantation.
Observed Trees:
Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple
Catalpa speciosa - Northern Catalpa
Celtis occidentalis - Hackberry
Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood
Ginkgo biloba - Ginkgo
Ilex opaca - American Holly
Juglans nigra - Black Walnut
Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar
Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip Tree
Magnolia grandiflora - Southern Magnolia
Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
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