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Italiano
Platano del Piccioni (altrimenti detto Albero del Piccioni). E' l'albero più grande delle Marche. Il nome gli deriva dal fatto che secondo le dicerie popolari al tempo dell'annessione delle Marche al Regno d'Italia (1808, per volontà di Napoleone) nel suo tronco cavo vi si nascose il brigante Giovanni Piccioni, capo dei rivoltosi che avversavano tale decisione.
Io sono proprio di fianco all'albero.
Più riporto dimensioni ed età di questo albero monumentale.
English
Platano (plane tree) del Piccioni (otherwise known as Tree of Piccioni). This is the largest tree of the Marche region. This name is due to the fact that according to popular hearsays at the time of annexation of the Marche region to the Italian Kingdom X(1808, by Napoleon's wills), in his hollow trunk was hiding the bandit Giovanni Piccioni, chief of the rebels which were opposing to this decision.
I am just beside the tree.
Below I report size and age of this monumental tree.
Platano orientale - Oriental plane (Platanus Orientalis)
Circonferenza tronco/trunk girth: 8.7m
Altezza/Height: 24m
Età/age: > 400 anni/years
A much loved Monterey Cypress tree had to be cut down for health and safety reasons but, rather than waste the iconic tree, Dublin City Council commissioned the UK tree sculptor Tommy Craggs to create a work of art from the remaining tree stump.
Chainsaw sculptor Tommy Craggs recycles fallen trees or trees felled for tree management reasons. Some of his works can be purchased but others are permanent installations carved from stumps. Tommy’s work made the news in 2012 when members of the public reported that a "guerrilla sculptor" had carved three stumps in a forest in the UK. They were, in fact, commissioned sculptures created by Tommy Craggs.
The piece shown in my photographs was inspired by the wildlife found in the nature reserve on the nearby Bull Island and in St. Anne’s Public Park.
Hampi located in the ruins of Vijayanagara is the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India.
The Vittala Temple complex is one of the most famous temple complexes in Hampi. Vittala also houses the iconic stone chariot.
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The "Miracle Beech Tree" (Wunderbuche) in Selm/Bork, NRW, Germany at the end of Winter 2016/17 (March 10, 2017). Frost is gone and there is a hue of green in the forest.
Have you ever had that eerie feeling that you are being observed without any direct evidence of there being anyone or anything there?
In today's Electronic Age, it is highly likely that you are being observed.
Song: Hole in My Shoe by Traffic, 1967.
A brief walk in the woods one day brought me to this amazing old tree. There was bits and pieces of new life still attached but I wondered how many like me had passed this way, passed this tree. Near St.John's, NL.
The sun was setting and shining on half of this beautiful tree's branches..........
Solitary trees if they grow at all, grow strong!
~Winston Churchhill
This is a solitary tree and it is big beautiful and strong!; )
Thanks to my friend Dave, I got this great title; )
While out on our walk we came across this wonderful tree. It reminded me of the Ents in Lord of the Rings!
I have given it a little of the Orton effect in Dynamic Photo HDR to give a dreamy feel.
Dublin City - Official Policy For Removal of Trees - Trees are removed only when necessary as a last resort.
The criteria for tree removal are:
1 The tree is dead, dying or is considered hazardous due to its poor structural or biological condition,. Hazardous conditions may exist above and/or below ground and may include significant root, trunk or crown decay, split trunks and crotches, and large dead limbs.
2 The tree has declined beyond the point of recovery and is no longer meeting the functional or aesthetic requirements of a street tree. Typically, a tree with 30 percent or less of its foliage remaining would meet this criterion.
3 Fatally diseased trees (eg. Ash dieback, Fireblight Disease) may be removed before they reach the primary threshold in order to prevent the spread of disease to healthy trees.
4 To allow space for development of nearby trees that may be more desirable for retention
5 To allow space for new planting
6 To make way for any approved engineering or building works when unavoidable construction work will immediately compromise the stability or viability of the tree.
7 Tree proven to be causing significant structural damage that cannot be reasonably addressed by an alternative solution and proactive tree management has had no mitigating effect.
8 To abate actionable nuisance
9 The trunk of the tree is within 2m of a public lighting column and the long term viability of the tree if retained in its location would be compromised by a requirement for ongoing maintenance in order to maintain the effectiveness of the adjoining street light.
If a site where a tree was removed is suitable to support a new tree, the site may be replanted with a suitable tree species. Because the stump has to be placed on a stump removal list and sufficient time needs to elapse to allow breakdown of residual underground root material, the
process from removal to replanting may take up to 3-5 years. Replacement tree planting will only take place during the dormant season.
Free photo of Amsterdam: picture of a view through the small urban park Van Overloopplantsoen with sunlight and shadows on the ground of the old plane trees; picture made in the Plantage district of Amsterdam city, by Fons Heijnsbroek, September 2019, The Netherlands
People are often afraid to show what they feel or love. They are so scared that they will be thought of poorly or misunderstood. Silly. Life is beautiful; no need to think about trifles. I rarely have an opinion about other people and even more rarely care about what they think about me... Life is beautiful & unique. And as Walt Whitman said, everything is a miracle. Health & happiness, and peace... everything else...
Whatever!!!