Saturday 11 April 2015

Tree following April.



The buds on the Acer negundo Flamingo that I have chosen for the tree following meme has just started to open revealing the white edge with a hint of pink...





tantalising glimpse of Flamingo!


The answer to last months ' Guess the Bark' photo..




...it is the bark of a Yew tree in NT Croome Park.


Tree bark is, I think, a fascinating subject to photograph.
This photo is of a tree you would expect to see growing in a Capability Brown Landscape...


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10 comments:

  1. "Flamingo" looks exciting... umm tantalising! Will look forward to pictures as it opens... I wish I could make an intelligent guess at the bark; failing that, I will make an unintelligent one and simply say "oak" as it reminds me of the Q. ruber trees I used to live around.

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    1. Tantalising is a good description of the leaves at the moment.

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  2. I was going to guess Oak too - I think they were popular with him.
    Your Acer is coming along Brian - most things are quite slow this year don't you think?

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    1. The general consensus seems to be about two weeks later this year.

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  3. Oh the promise of beauty to come Brian. All I can say is that I know I've seen that bark before. I'm hopeless when it comes to tree identification especially when I can't see any leaves :)

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    1. It is very difficult to ID a tree just by its bark, that's why I gave the Capability Brown clue.

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  4. I like the look of that acer and look forward to seeing the leaves unfurled. I'd guess the bark is some kind of fir tree... a bit vague, but I'm no good at bark!

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  5. Nice buds! Isn't it always so overwhelming to see a plant's first buds? I agree with you about bark. I love looking at it and touching it!

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