February 1 - The Apple Tree - Malus domestica

The Apple Tree

The Apple Tree

This Apple Tree lives next door to me. The apple tree reminds me of Apple Cider and Apple Jack and pioneers moving out west in America. You see, I have been listening to the book, "The Botany of Desire" by Michael Pollan. If you ever want to learn more about this amazing fruit, I encourage you to listen or read what Michael P. has to say. I found what he talked about most enlightening.
www.michaelpollan.com

"The first wealth is health." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Rebecca

January 29 - Crepe Myrtle - Lagerstroemia

The Crepe Myrtle Tree

The Crepe Myrtle Tree

This tree's seed pods glow in the winter's evening sunlight, and the bark always amazes me the way it reflects the light of the day.

Rebecca

December 15 - The Pear Tree - Pyrus communis

The Pear Tree in Winter

The Pear Tree in Winter

The Pear Tree in Winter

Rebecca

December 14 - The Live Oak Tree - Quercus virginiana

The Live Oak Tree

These Live Oaks live at Boone Hall near Charleston, South Carolina.  There is a network of interconnectedness between the moss and tree.  http://boonehallplantation.com/

The Live Oak Tree

The Live Oak Tree

Rebecca

The Live Oak Tree

December 10 - The Slash Pine - Pinus elliottii

The Slash Pine.  Photo by Robert Priddy.

Rebecca

November 23 - The Cottonwood Tree - Populus deltoides

The Cottonwood Tree

This tree is on its 4th post, and I still have not found it! I am asking anyone out there to let me know if they would lead me to a Cottonwood tree. If you are far away from me, well you go to your cottonwood for me and visit a while with the tree? Will you photograph the tree for me and send it to me for the blog?

Some ID tips to help one find this tree this time of year:

The twigs are hairless and yellow, stout, brittle, and enlarged at nodes.
The buds lay flat against the twigs. The terminal bud is pointed 3/4 - 1 inch long.
The bark is gray, smooth to lightly fissured, becoming thicker and deeply furrowed with age.
This is the incredible tree with the white fluffy seeds that fly in May signifying the beginning of summer.

So, let me know if you have a cottonwood tree for me to visit!

Rebecca











Peace,

Rebecca

Festival of the Trees December 2010

The tall Oak with branches covered in Spanish Moss lives in Beaufort , South Carolina.

I love feeling the sun and wind on my face. I stood under this tree and felt the sun and wind on my face...and what else was that I was feeling? An eeriness...I could not put my fingers on it.... was it a ghostly specter? I do know that there is a ghostly air in Beaufort....

from Beaufort...

Rebecca
www.ayearwiththetrees.blogspot.com

November 16 - Mango

The Mango Fruit

Rebecca

November 13 - Mimosa - Albizia julibrissin

The Mimosa Tree

Photo By Kurt Stüber  

www.creativecommons.org/licenses, via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albiza_julibrissin0.jpg

From Tremont ....

Hi everyone.

I am in the Smokey Moutain National Park, at Tremont, www.gsmit.org this weekend.  The class I am taking is called Mammals of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.  There are the most incredible mammals in the park. 65 different species.  I will be doing a report on the Beaver this morning.  The tail is so amazing!!!  This photo shows a tree that a beaver chewed down to sharpen his teeth and to probably make a damn.  These mammals are called nature's engineers.  They can create new ecosystems single handedly.  Stream to pond to meadow, nature's engineers at work.

I will be updating my trees as soon as I get back to Asheville!!

Peace from the Smokey Mtn. National Park,

Rebecca

"Beavers are making a comeback in Cades Cove.
Once a common site in Cades Cove, beaver were all but eliminated from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. The fashion of beaver hats at the beginning of the twentieth century once threatened many populations of beaver in the United States, including those in the Great Smoky Mountains. Fortunately, beavers are making a recovery in Cades Cove as they are migrating from an area of North Carolina where they were reintroduced into that ecosystem."

http://www.cadescove.net/wildlife_cades_cove.html

November 1 - The Apple Tree - Malus domestica

The Apple Tree

The Apple Tree

The Apple Tree

This Apple tree lives in West Virginia at the Pipestem State Park at the bottom of the gorge.  www.pipestemresort.com

If you ever find yourself with some time to go on an adventure, go to Pipestem State Park. I believe you will love this place. You can hike to the bottom of the gorge, which is 3.5 miles; or you can take the tram to the bottom of the gorge. At the bottom of the gorge, there is a small inn and restaurant. The beauty this fall was breathtaking. It is our very own Southern Appalachian Grand Canyon.

Pipestem State Park

Quote:

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Martin Luther

Rebecca,