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It is nice to see that they have found ways to use old trees.
The park was forced to close for two weeks in February 2014 after Storm Darwin caused 19 trees to fall and work was needed to repair damaged pavements, railings and unblock pathways. But there was some good news … Ssome of the oldest and rarest trees knocked in Limerick’s People’s Park by Storm Darwin are being given a new lease of life by being transformed into works of art.
It is nice to see that they have found ways to use old trees.
The park was forced to close for two weeks in February 2014 after Storm Darwin caused 19 trees to fall and work was needed to repair damaged pavements, railings and unblock pathways. But there was some good news … some of the oldest and rarest trees knocked in Limerick’s People’s Park by Storm Darwin are being given a new lease of life by being transformed into works of art.
Sadly one of the rarest trees in the park, an ornamental tree called a ‘Tetradium Danielli” which was about 80 or 90 years old was destroyed in the storm. The tree in question is commonly called a ‘Bee Bee’ tree as it is covered in late July and August with masses of small white flowers which attracts large numbers of bees as a source of late summer honey. Prk management had a chat with Zambian woodcarver Paradazi Havatyitye and as a result he carved three beautiful bees in the remaining stump.
Another Baobab tree. There are some among my photo's. I just love them... one reason to go back to africa... This picture has been taken in October. It didn't rain sinds april. All Baobab trees were withour any leaves. I've been told as soon as it starts to rain the leaves will be back. The local people also told it's not normal for this time of the year.
The tree has fruit: The fruit can be used to produce cream of tartar.In various parts of East Africa, the dry fruit pulp is covered in sugary coating (usually with red coloring) and sold in packages as a sweet and sour candy called "ubuyu".
The seeds are mostly used as a thickener for soups, but may also be fermented into a seasoning, roasted for direct consumption, or pounded to extract vegetable oil. The tree also provides a source of fiber, dye, and fuel. (information as it is from wikepedia).
This tree in London's Kensington Palace Gardens fell a long time ago, maybe 10 years. Usually the Park people saw up fallen trees and cart them off PDQ! On this occasion, maybe they couldn't, so it has been allowed to stay. I've been taking photos over most of this period, and until very recently it hasn't really changed much, but the strong winds that we had at the end of December have caused a lot of the branches to break, and there is very much less of it to see now. It's still popular with birds though.
This tree is located towards the North end of the Long Water, near to the Peter Pan statue and the Italian Garden.
If you look closely you can see one of the Egyptian Geese. These birds have colonised the parks in recent years, although there are not a lot of them They are notable for the noise they make, their un goose-like tendency to perch in trees, and for being very good parents. They often manage to bring a clutch of goslings right the way through without any losses.
Found this cool old tree on my journey's yesterday. Was hoping for some big fluffy snow flakes and a bit more light, but like the result! I will have to visit this tree again! :-D
This Bonsai was started for me by my wife over thirty years ago. I must be frank and admit that I smile every time I see it awake in spring.
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I think it's a Eastern Cottonwood. They're supposed to have that highly ridged bark like this tree does & the branches grow so crazy. This tree's trunk is huge, so I think it's quite old.
These trees may not be all that large, but they're surprisingly old. They're in the million acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, very near the area of the Ham Lake wildfire that's currently burning (May 2007).
Lee Frelich, forest ecologist with the University of Minnesota Dept. of Forest Resources, has conducted extensive research on this ecosystem. Believe it or not, he estimates these northern white-cedars to be between 500 and 1000 years old.
The main disturbances in this system are fire, wind, and insects.
Cedar is not fire resistant--its thin bark makes it vulnerable to even low-intensity fire. But these trees are on the windward side of islands, right at the water's edge. The combination of the slope position, the proximity to (cool) water, and the topography protected these trees from fire.
Their short stature makes them resistant to windthrow.
Not many insects or diseases affect northern white-cedar, and under the right conditions they can live a very long time.
I wish I had a better shot of this, but had to take what I could get passing by in a canoe.
Allentown neighborhood, Buffalo. Oldest tree in Buffalo, this sycamore is about 300 years old. Franklin Street, Allentown neighborhood, Buffalo.
Towering over 65 feet high, the Angel Oak has shaded John's Island, South Carolina, for over 1400 years, and would have sprouted 1000 years before Columbus' arrival in the New World. Recorded history traces the ownership of the live oak and surrounding land, back to the year 1717 when Abraham Waight received it as part of a small land grant. The tree stayed in the Waight family for four generations, and was part of a Marriage Settlement to Justus Angel and Martha Waight Tucker Angel. In modern times, the Angel Oak has become the focal point of a public park. Today the live oak has a diameter of spread reaching 160 feet, a circumference of nearly 25 feet, and covers 17,100 square feet of ground. www.historictrees.org
I could spend the rest of my life just photographing that tree, it was love at first sight. I decided to leave the people and signs in the photo, I thought they gave it scale.
3000 year old Luanta-fir (Formosan China-fir) that located at 2150m above sea level on Central Cross Island Highway (Route 8) of Taiwan. Heigth: 50m, Girth: 3.5m.
These high school students were taking a rest beside the giant fir on their 5 days hiking tour along the Central Cross Island Highway of Taiwan which is the highest highway in North East Asia. 位於中橫公路128公里處，碧綠神木為香杉(巒大杉)，樹齡超過三千餘年，樹高約50公尺，樹徑3.5公尺，是中橫沿線最巨大的神木. 巒大杉又名台灣杉木，香杉，為柏科杉木屬的大喬木，是杉木的變種，因其木材香氣特濃，所以又名香杉