Mere sapling grown tall
This photo depicts a cypress tree I transplanted as a small sapling from the creek bed itself during my childhood. The camera position for this photo is almost identical to that for the companion posting "Winter Reflections", but here the camera is facing in the opposite direction. Today this tree is very tall and impressive, but not nearly so large as the sycamore tree in my "Winter Sycamore" postings, also depicting a tree that I planted as a child. The difference is the rate of growth--the sycamore grows much more rapidly and is much shorter-lived. The sycamore may live sixty or eighty years, while this cypress tree may still be standing in this location 1000 years from today. Can't help wondering if this posting will still be around then? Anyone venture an answer?
Mere sapling grown tall
This photo depicts a cypress tree I transplanted as a small sapling from the creek bed itself during my childhood. The camera position for this photo is almost identical to that for the companion posting "Winter Reflections", but here the camera is facing in the opposite direction. Today this tree is very tall and impressive, but not nearly so large as the sycamore tree in my "Winter Sycamore" postings, also depicting a tree that I planted as a child. The difference is the rate of growth--the sycamore grows much more rapidly and is much shorter-lived. The sycamore may live sixty or eighty years, while this cypress tree may still be standing in this location 1000 years from today. Can't help wondering if this posting will still be around then? Anyone venture an answer?