The Acer negundo Flamingo I have been following this year has now lost all its leaves, if you haven't visited before it grows in our small Oriental Garden.
The stems come into their own this time of year with their slate & blue colouring...
...growing in the centre is a small amount of moss, which I had not noticed before.
This photo was taken, at night, from out side the Oriental Garden, with the garden light on and the camera flash turned off.
A White Wisteria, whose leaves are just changing, is trained over the arch behind and then along the bamboo fence underneath the tree.
The tree following meme is now hosted by Pat please visit to see what other trees people are following this month.
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It appears that "Flamingo" lights up its location in all seasons then, with that soft-coloured bark when the leaves are gone - quite a lovely tree!
ReplyDeletePollarding the tree in January produces the slate/blue branches creating interest through out the seasons Amy.
DeleteVery dramatic at night. The leaves on the trees around here seem to have fallen in a rush this year.
ReplyDeleteThey have here too, we haven't had a frost, I think the heavy rain and wind has done the job.
DeleteWhat a remarkable tree! In that night picture the shape of the branches reminds me of an albino peacock displaying its tail feathers.
ReplyDeleteAll the best :)
From Pat (not Jane - but you can delete this bit when you've changed it!)
Thank you Pat. Sorry about the name, I have changed it but I don't seem to be able to edit your comments.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning colour the bark is of the pollarded stems, they really shine out in the darkness.
ReplyDeleteThat is the beauty of pollarding the tree you get the lovely young stems each year.
DeleteIt's a lovely shape, and that really becomes apparent when the leaves have dropped. Like the night photo!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathy, I pollard it every January to maintain the shape and colour.
DeleteLoving the dramatic evening shot Brian.
ReplyDeleteThanks Angie.
DeleteI was going to make the same comment about the shape, Brian - it's lovely. Did you start off just with a single trunk or was it pollarded already?
ReplyDeleteWe bought the negundo as a 'stick' in a pot at a NGS open garden about 15 years ago Cathy. I trained it with a clean trunk and started to pollard it when it had reach the desired height.
DeleteNow you can see its lovely coloured stems, but also the beautiful shape. You have done a great job pollarding it. It looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Chloris.
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