the brilliant flaming yellow of the fall leaves of my favourite tree - the majestic poplar
Do you have a favourite tree ?
Another day of collage a go-go here at the TTD, while listening to David Sedaris When You are Engulfed in Flames I'm always getting David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs mixed up - they're both very funny in that rather dark, quirky, kinda sick way - I have this new book by Augusten by my bed - hilarious ! Both the audio CD and the book borrowed from my library. Thank you library !
Beech, definitely. Then beech, then beech again, then oak and birch. preferably all in an ancient woodland!
ReplyDeleteI know what that crow is yelling about. He's saying "Hey, what's all the fuss about beech trees? Everyone knows horse chestnuts are the coolest tree ever!". xo n
ReplyDeleteI tend not to "mark" trees!! Here in Colorado we LOVE Aspen! Tail wags to all. ~moose
ReplyDeleteA garden tree, not a forest tree: Cercis canadensis, aka Eastern Redbud. More for the leaves than its spring flowers.
ReplyDeleteSecond place, Magnolia soulangeana, saucer magnolia.
Hello fellow tree lovers - I confess I had to google beech tree, I'm thinking it's not a common tree 'round these parts, at least not here in this little village because I was unable to picture what a Beech looked like. My love of poplars is twofold - one they are the biggest, tallest, grandest tree around here and the sound of their leaves in a breeze has to be one of the most beautiful sounds I know. They rattle & rustle in a way other tree leaves do not. The other reason I love them so, is people (around here again) love to chop them down, they refer to them as popples (?) and I've never met a man with a chainsaw (except Doug & Lauchie) who wouldn't jump as the chance to fell one of these giants. We've lost (to chainsaws) more than a dozen gorgeous, giant poplars in this village since I've lived here & it's heartbreaking. I love them because they're an underdog tree.
ReplyDeleteWe have an Ash in our front yard that I'm partial to also - but really I love lots of /ALL trees including many/most garden varieties (John though your selections are both lovely - I think you're cheating just a bit). I've always wanted an Eastern Redbud (off to google where I might acquire one now). 29 Black Street, a double size lot is by far the most treed lot in the village & hooray for that. Happy Sunday.
xos
I think birches Susan. They're far more common here than where I lived in Ontario, as they are sensitive to pollution.
ReplyDeleteDomestic tree ? Sunburst locust. I planted one when my mom died. Then I moved. Guess I need to plant one here too !
I vote for my neighbour's giant tamarack which is growing alongside my driveway. We hang birdfeeders in it all year long. It's roots are making whoops in my asphalt, but I don't care. I love watching the green needles turn golden in the fall and in the spring I wait to see the first little fuzz of green when the needles return. Right now my car, yard, and dog are covered with rust coloured needles. Love it anyway.
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