Here's how the homeowner killed the above tree: he didn't like the section of sidewalk that had been elevated by decades of growth so he hired a crew to saw the root off and then pour new concrete. Poor thing. #swarthmore #oak #tree
Here's how the homeowner killed the above tree: he didn't like the section of sidewalk that had been elevated by decades of growth so he hired a crew to saw the root off and then pour new concrete. Poor thing. #swarthmore #oak #tree
Eichen, بلوط , Tammi
In a crack in the oak beam of a lock gate, bees built a hive.
[Note that when lock gates open and close, they often thump against the stone lock chamber.]
Thump! Out come the bees!
And there I was, standing on the stern, surrounded by
bees, trying to convince myself it's OK, it's just
bees looking around.
Closed the gate gently, emptied the lock, opened the gate at the lower end, and got the boat clear!
There's a guy down the street who smoothed out his sidewalk last year by first cutting away the roots of a massive oak that had caused it to buckle. I instantly knew it was going to die. Now we wait for a storm to bring it down onto the power lines below. #swarthmore #oak #trees #sidewalks #pruning #roots #arborists #peco
Who eats this #oak:
edit: I'm 98% sure that it's a sawfly of the genus Caliroa annulipes
https://www.sawflies.org.uk/caliroa-annulipes/
and https://www.insectes-net.fr/tenthredes/tenthrede3.htm
1. because I saw the adults on Solomon's seal = typical. 2. Because they are indeed like mini-slugs eating only the inbetween of leaf veins. 3. The feeding marks are identical. 4. The combination of solomon's seal and oaks is typical in our naturepark.
This ancient oak shows why these remarkable trees are special. There are two trunks now so this is probably regrowth. Great chunks of bark are absent. It is riddled with insect holes of multiple sizes. Somehow a water supply pipe has become absorbed into it. It is as vigorous as ever.
Wee surprise while out gardening earlier. Was clearing some weeds from our raised beds before planting, when I realised I had acquired a pedunculate oak seedling.
While it would be lovely to have an #oak in the garden, I really don't want a #tree that can grow to 40m tall with a 10m girth that close to my house. So I popped it in a little pot, for now.
Thinking I might pot it on for a few years then find a spot in some woodland up the river to plant it out when it's established.
#tree #oak #Kent #biketooter Just past this big old sprawling oak tree while out on my bike.
Room for one more?
The beginnings of an oak branch stick out from a moss covered trunk. The moss seems to begrudgingly acknowledge its presence, and has allowed it to push through.
#nature
#trees
#oak
#mosstodon
#auvergne
My little baby oak tree is about to burst into leaf. Squirrels bury acorns on my allotment and a few years ago I decided to pot one up. It stayed in the same pot for a long time and didn’t grow much then last year I repotted it and it absolutely shot up. Can’t wait to see what it does this year. #trees #oak #gardening
soft breeze through branches
a bit of southern comfort
in the shade of oaks
#DailyHaikuPrompt - soft breeze
PHOTO
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/tree-song-black-and-white-photography-sharon-cummings.html
#oak #oaks #oaktree #tree #trees #treebranches #nature #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhiteart #Florida #southern #summer #summertime #poetry #poet #poem #poems #poets #writing #haiku #smallpoems #smallpoem #shortpoem #shortpoems #landscape #landscapephotography #landscapes #buyintoart by #SharonCummingsArt
Spotted new galls forming on an oak that has volunteered in a bad location next to a years-old catalpa and the clothesline.
Not just that big bulbous green one, but little "mosquito bite" ones starting up in adjacent branches.
The road to the moor, near Ingra tor last week, #Dartmoor, #Devon #landscape #nature #oak #countryside #photography
Solitaire
This was captured in February during the middle of winter.
Camped in Yosemite Valley a snow storm moved through the valley dumping about 8 inches of snow.
As I made my way through the village in the morning I saw this fabulous snow covered oak tree and decided it would make a good subject for a photo. It's not really solitaire but it did stand out from al the other trees around.
https://pixels.com/featured/solitaire-bill-gallagher.html
#Solitaire #BillGallagherPhotography #Oak #Yosemite #Snow #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt
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Tower Of Power Fifty
Monday Mindful Moves
#Haiku #Funk #OAK #EASTBAY #Cali #Music #Dance #Oakland #California #Arts #Peace #Ukraine #ArtAsProtest #JoyBrigade #MysticMonday #Video #MyEscape #Therapy #FreeYourMind #YourAssWillFollow https://youtu.be/CVbeMyQaH1Q?si=ctG4GiSaZk3foTkL
Three years ago, we found a tiny apricot tree sprouted from a kernel in the compost heap.
Planted it and cared for it. it now has its first fruit, about five little apricots!
This year's count of new oak trees from acorns hidden by squirrels is 12. Will be potted and given away next year when they can survive on their own.
Grape vine cutting has roots & leaves. By one, get many free, .
First lavender is in full bloom. Lots of bees enjoying it. Pic later.