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Metasequoia (dawn redwood)-one of my fafourite trees. Dawn Redwoods remind me of numerous hands stretched in vehement prayer asking for impossible.
Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA.... across the entire campus are innumerable rare and specimen plants, flowers, and trees !
"Taxodium (pronounced /tækˈsoʊdiəm/)[2] is a genus of one to three species (depending on taxonomic opinion) of extremely flood-tolerant conifers in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin word taxus, meaning "yew," and the Greek word εἶδος (eidos), meaning "similar to."[3] Within the family, Taxodium is most closely related to Chinese Swamp Cypress (Glyptostrobus pensilis) and Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica).
Species of Taxodium occur in the southern part of the North American continent and are deciduous in the north and semi-evergreen to evergreen in the south. They are large trees, reaching 100–150 ft (30–46 m) tall and 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) (exceptionally 11 m/36 ft) trunk diameter. The needle-like leaves, 0.5–2 cm (0.20–0.79 in) long, are borne spirally on the shoots, twisted at the base so as to appear in two flat rows on either side of the shoot. The cones are globose, 2–3.5 cm (0.79–1.4 in) diameter, with 10-25 scales, each scale with 1-2 seeds; they are mature in 7-9 months after pollination, when they disintegrate to release the seeds. The male (pollen) cones are produced in pendulous racemes, and shed their pollen in early spring.
The trees are especially prized for their wood, of which the heartwood is extremely rot and termite resistant. The heartwood contains a sesquiterpene called cypressene,[4] which acts as a natural preservative. It takes decades for cypressene to accumulate in the wood, so lumber taken from old-growth trees is more rot resistant than that from second-growth trees.[5] However, age also increases susceptibility to Pecky Rot fungus (Stereum taxodii), which attacks the heartwood and causes some damaged trees to become hollow and thus useless for timber. Bald Cypress wood was much used in former days in the southeastern United States for roof shingles.[6] The shredded bark of these trees is used as a mulch, although the current harvest rate for this product is unsustainable and is causing substantial environmental damage especially in the south where cutting boundaries are not being followed." wikipedia.org
Driving through the Palouse of Eastern Washington State I came upon this tree and loved it's shape. I liked the sky in this so I framed it this way.
Doha: Aspire Park -
ADANSONIA GREGORII, commonly known as BOAB, is a tree in the family Malvaceae. As with other baobabs, it is easily recognised by the swollen base of its trunk, which gives the tree a bottle-like appearance. Endemic to Australia, boab occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, and east into the Northern Territory. It is the only baobab to occur in Australia, the others being native to Madagascar (six species) and mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (one species).
Boab is a medium sized tree ranging in height from 5 to 15 meters, usually between 9 and 12 metres, with a broad bottle-shaped trunk.[1] Its trunk base may be extremely large; trunks with a diameter of over five metres have been recorded. Boab is deciduous, losing its leaves during the dry winter period and producing new leaves and large white flowers between December and May
The common name "boab" is a shortened form of the generic common name "baobab". Although boab is the most widely recognised common name, Adansonia gregorii has a number of other common names, including:
* baobab — this is the common name for the genus as a whole, but it is often used in Australia to refer to the Australian species;
* Australian baobab
* bottle tree
* dead rat tree
* gouty stem tree
* cream of tartar tree
* gourd-gourd tree
* sour gourd
* gadawon — one of the names used by the local Indigenous Australians. Other names include larrgadi or larrgadiy, which is widespread in the Nyulnyulan languages of the Western Kimberley.
The specific name "gregorii" honours the Australian explorer Augustus Gregory.
The plant has a wide variety of uses, most parts are edible and is the sources of a number of materials. Its medicinal products and the ability to store water through dry seasons has also been exploited.
Indigenous Australians obtained water from hollows in the tree, and used the white powder that fills the seed pods as a food. Decorative paintings or carvings were sometimes made on the other surface of the fruits. The leaves were used medicinally.
A large hollow boab just south of Derby, Western Australia is reputed to have been used in the 1890s as a lockup for Aboriginal prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing. The Boab Prison Tree still stands, and is now a tourist attraction. This particular specimen is the oldest of its' species in the world./
Italiano:
Il baobab australiano (Adansonia gregorii F. Muell.), noto anche come ALBERO BOTTIGLIA o BOAB, è un albero appartenente alla famiglia delle Bombacaceae (Malvaceae secondo la classificazione APG), tipico dell'Australia nordorientale.
È l'unica specie australiana del genere Adansonia (le altre sono tutte originarie dell'Africa o del Madagascar).
L'epiteto specifico gregorii è stato dato in onore all'esploratore australiano Augustus Gregory.
Si tratta di un albero di dimensioni medie, con un'altezza di circa 9-12 m. Il tronco è corto e molto largo: può raggiungere in casi eccezionali i 5 m di diametro. Questo può contenere molta acqua, da qui il nome comune di ALBERO BOTTIGLIA; la corteccia è marrone-grigiastra e liscia
L'albero è spogliante e perde le foglie durante la stagione secca; all'arrivo delle piogge produce nuove foglie, disposte in modo alterno e divise fino a 7 foglioline di forma obovata. I fiori sono grandi, con petali bianco-crema oblunghi o spatolati; i frutti sono simili a capsule scure, contenenti semi simili a fagioli.
Gli aborigeni australiani si procuravano l'acqua da buchi scavati nel tronco; la polvere che riempie i baccelli che contengono i semi veniva usata come cibo. Talvolta incisioni o figure decorative sono state ritrovate sulla superficie dei frutti. Le foglie venivano usate come medicinale.
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This beautiful tree was in the midst of the bush in the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project area standing all by itself. We literally spent about an hour walking around the tree and photographing it.
Believe it or not trees are as precious in the project area as the wildlife. Rangers seek to stop people from slash and burn farming and others from simply cutting down the trees for charcoal. Instead citizens are offered new alternatives, including new job opportunities, education, and alternative methods of creating charcoal. Audi supports the Wildlife Works initiative to protect the environment as part of its A3 e-tron carbon offset program.
Long late afternoon shadows cast by the large trees.
City park/arboretum in center of Rogue River, Oregon :-)
This tree stands opposite Goodrich Castle. It appeared very dominant standing in the reddish-brown field, against the blue sky, all alone..!
Daisy Trees are only found in Southeast Missouri, in the geological section known as the Benton Hills, Native Americans used the blooms of this tree for decorations. Upon arrival the French quickly discovered how to convert the blooms into a semisweet yellow wine which was called Dasionette. This method of wine making was lost during the civil war.
Geese, Tree, Dusk. San Joaquin Valley, California. January 1, 2015. © Copyright 2015 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Ross’s geese fly low past a tree at dusk, San Joaquin Valley
A small group of photographer friends spent (for the third year in a row) New Year's Day in California's San Joaquin Valley, greeting the dawn of 2015 by photographing it! Dawn wasn't the only attraction — we are also drawn here by the landscape, the incredible wildlife (geese, cranes, egrets, herons, ibises, pelicans, and much more), and the beautiful winter light in this part of California. We began our day in the pre-dawn soft and foggy light and ended it in post-dust light when it finally became to dark to photograph.
For me this simple photograph of a field, a tree, and some geese evokes many of the things that draw me back to this landscape every winter. Even on a day when the tule fog thins, the atmosphere rarely seems to fully clear, and the dusk light is soft and mysterious and full of colors. And at this hour the geese seem to be settling in for the evening, often collecting in large groups in fields of ponds. As they do, they often seem to fly low between groups, flowing across the still landscape and between trees like the wind itself or like the flow of water.
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I have finally finished this doll! It was the most difficult one I have ever worked on. This is the Tree Dragon, a trade I have made with emilisculptsand therefore this is why it can look familiar for you! Here is the original design: emilysculpts.deviantart.com/art/Spring-Dragon-Details-193...
This is a sculpture I admire since long time ago. I fell in love with this creature and then started following emilysculpts works! The dragon was very inspiring and made me want to make a nature based creature too, but I couldn't take it out of my mind to work on my own. Then, one day we had the opportunity to make a trade with her and then I was going to make a doll of that so many time ago inspiring sculpture!! That was AMAZING! And happened exactly when I became a "plant lady". Loving plants, collecting, caring, growing. So, it is a very special doll for me.
It was the first time the reference was a sculpture and not an illustration. It was very different! And hard to not make it look that similar that would lost my own style. As you can see, I have to make some modifications on design, as a doll needs to move and some changes were needed. I have modified mostly the leaves on the body, and the horns, that made me change the ears too. But I think the changes looks great on him! I absolutely love his face <3
This is a handmade ball jointed doll, entirely made from scratch. I have used artificial plant as the leaves, so it won't be fragile. Also it is the most detailed doll I have ever made. I am very proud of the result! It looked so realistic as a plant that at the moment we were taking pictures, one of the trees of his back (that are attached with magnets) were accidentally lost and we took a lot of time to find it in the middle of the plants...xD I will make a video for you to see it in action!
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