tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38470698996952739852024-03-05T01:03:12.099-05:00Green-Wood Cemetery Treeskatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-4462633129799071182020-03-08T13:26:00.002-04:002020-03-08T13:26:55.967-04:00Oakland Cemetery in Iowa CityAs I finish my final months in Iowa City, I'm creating a blog about trees in lovely Oakland Cemetery.<br />
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Check it out: <a href="https://oaklandcemeterytrees.blogspot.com/">Oakland Cemetery Trees</a>.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-36151441540566949532016-10-23T10:55:00.001-04:002016-10-23T14:05:06.569-04:00Fall Foliage TourNext Sunday, October 30 at 11 a.m. come to the main entrance at Green-Wood for a fall tree tour led by yours truly and sponsored by the Indoor Gardening Society.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-79074609237192891292015-09-19T19:46:00.003-04:002015-09-19T19:47:17.690-04:00Botanical Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Chionanthus virginicus</i> in bloom on May 31.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-73531178626917031312015-03-15T20:39:00.001-04:002015-03-15T20:39:06.397-04:00Slime Mold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Get to Green-Wood to check out the fall foliage while the colors are at their brightest. <br />
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According to foliage calendars and reports, Brooklyn is supposed to peak around the last week of this month. (Image from <a href="http://c0lliding-galaxies.tumblr.com/post/33644623152">Colliding Galaxies</a>.)katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-75058555024119518322012-10-13T02:51:00.001-04:002013-11-13T09:10:55.904-05:00Listening to Trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-8132234058899333142012-05-31T15:03:00.000-04:002012-05-31T15:03:00.258-04:00Chinese fringetree<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrTj9O4DPot9VuZ6T8USCPhgJWask799z7ifk-F9-6hOmZ86Keo4I8ZoNCScD6BL0Ey8HEA3eAbpKbtH3FnEtJf-_N8SCsb61gpmFQng8P8IKQQ-4cGpfOBZrzmaN0UFhNKEcLi63PjHP/s1600/_1020212.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489461915471024050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrTj9O4DPot9VuZ6T8USCPhgJWask799z7ifk-F9-6hOmZ86Keo4I8ZoNCScD6BL0Ey8HEA3eAbpKbtH3FnEtJf-_N8SCsb61gpmFQng8P8IKQQ-4cGpfOBZrzmaN0UFhNKEcLi63PjHP/s400/_1020212.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><em>Chionanthus retusus</em>katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-92120232030213746412012-01-05T08:00:00.001-05:002012-01-08T14:00:22.660-05:00Horse Chestnut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ncx_O2hEclCG2lUNAiWhBmoZxDvzOlcywGJYXDSL4Xxq1EkAJXdxEw7Jg4U-E0aPCBJpZVlmEROxwseCO-8LRrIMRMglzddYFCs_5kkoxDFKWeLy1d10ASuYWVb0FEaCr9eyFrtfwQS0/s1600/budIMGP1872_edited-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Ncx_O2hEclCG2lUNAiWhBmoZxDvzOlcywGJYXDSL4Xxq1EkAJXdxEw7Jg4U-E0aPCBJpZVlmEROxwseCO-8LRrIMRMglzddYFCs_5kkoxDFKWeLy1d10ASuYWVb0FEaCr9eyFrtfwQS0/s400/budIMGP1872_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694186119474604818" /></a> Right now, if you went into Green-Wood and looked at a horse chestnut, you'd see branches with big sticky terminal buds. Inside the buds contain the beginnings of the flower panicles you'll see in spring. For more peeks inside a horse chestnut bud, go to the blog <a href="http://beyondthehumaneye.blogspot.com/2009/11/marvel-of-miniaturisation.html">"Beyond the Human Eye."</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYtHx23ocOBI25217ct_ZvAeLDeMJ9e0cOg52tLf9WZPRqbU5meQCSYFSSrnw1EfFdDUhXFRf7-MewfhdHi3X3UHfqVh6kIkCJ_9h6nq5rHV-EfX3uQnY4CHn4zMg9PQpn6UrnSoLOcTq/s1600/_1020111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYtHx23ocOBI25217ct_ZvAeLDeMJ9e0cOg52tLf9WZPRqbU5meQCSYFSSrnw1EfFdDUhXFRf7-MewfhdHi3X3UHfqVh6kIkCJ_9h6nq5rHV-EfX3uQnY4CHn4zMg9PQpn6UrnSoLOcTq/s400/_1020111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489463426577341378" /></a>katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-28067224631301192702011-12-18T15:54:00.001-05:002020-03-07T17:39:48.045-05:00Doors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3q0DV3vDoEJ61ZZY9J5JbVhYrJ6Zds0H9AKqQlf3HyboDd6-oQ_s7kTTHxxj2HFIUtG02vHjR368IIvxs9DBxLGgLRBXFh9FCLj5vHBxjaV-OaTpDueSDxXeRzbor2AZyp1woHsguENF/s1600-h/_1000769.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439697887002643794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3q0DV3vDoEJ61ZZY9J5JbVhYrJ6Zds0H9AKqQlf3HyboDd6-oQ_s7kTTHxxj2HFIUtG02vHjR368IIvxs9DBxLGgLRBXFh9FCLj5vHBxjaV-OaTpDueSDxXeRzbor2AZyp1woHsguENF/s400/_1000769.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 162px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Opl-qcQVl-3ejnQlKxlxwcsYQ5cJ_xGR5g2bGlbhfjuQ9dKCKrlBmKPrSx7-oVLmshl1__y8g9Mo9tmeCUnNUlhN4qrI4impEQp_NOChWW8CL2CTl5f-g2XpiUAK_KCZ_JkLidSvtPIs/s1600-h/_1000808.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439693642347532514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Opl-qcQVl-3ejnQlKxlxwcsYQ5cJ_xGR5g2bGlbhfjuQ9dKCKrlBmKPrSx7-oVLmshl1__y8g9Mo9tmeCUnNUlhN4qrI4impEQp_NOChWW8CL2CTl5f-g2XpiUAK_KCZ_JkLidSvtPIs/s400/_1000808.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 203px;" /></a>katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-84665873368838761352011-12-09T18:06:00.002-05:002020-03-07T17:39:24.827-05:00from 9/10/09Waking up to go to the cemetery isn't always a walk in the park, but this helps a little: <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379824856023022642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB78DuLu0sVhwW6hIs88XaSM8PuDVgYowEL0QlD3MF7wFx0MKSAu0BMwTOcNsaBpL9Vm17VlWGaCDrSgiGCYsi82i-2jvU1m6JJLL2MH2UYHw1WQYJeRI5Z3yly2WDY_Oyg4e6xJ9i-qS9/s400/IMG_2948.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379824842588511490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_MxFFDnHG11VrBbghecQdP2sdb05BrjQz91-DD-eyeOJT-LMGmpx0f1a9sk2L1987cv56WOCjJ-wgNowOLl6oq_Cx6b8-cM6IcMWIOJ8PCQjTdh-zE_dw8sS9ScwiWap7426FeFmP4ID/s400/IMG_2964.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-65440905362278260382011-11-17T11:15:00.000-05:002012-04-03T16:04:28.493-04:00Dawn Redwood<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcz_5B6_RoE_-G8sBWUj-f_xZpolpCa7Pgi0CC5YyPccng87aBsN6d1Iuxmfu-gWJzvIhhAP-9QnmffEmDvIvaSzSMPEp-gI92xNn_2VdU8kb1_X0yxgUeqqK4uv1U1D2vfgJwRr_-Oq6Q/s1600/CRW_0631.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489460893407192082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcz_5B6_RoE_-G8sBWUj-f_xZpolpCa7Pgi0CC5YyPccng87aBsN6d1Iuxmfu-gWJzvIhhAP-9QnmffEmDvIvaSzSMPEp-gI92xNn_2VdU8kb1_X0yxgUeqqK4uv1U1D2vfgJwRr_-Oq6Q/s400/CRW_0631.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> The <a href="http://green-woodtrees.blogspot.com/2009/09/dawn-redwood.html">dawn redwood</a>, or <em>Metasequoia</em>, is dropping its leaves.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-11966275222601375382011-10-14T09:55:00.003-04:002011-10-14T09:59:48.042-04:00Golden Rain Tree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTh-Dlr0Pq1MIz9sYiDHgPXIW1OhVOpoiA3Ckkuih3ldk96FLVmhRSd9TzB5DeJmwnit-fdClro1jiWGZJuU4cUbxFRmK8kUKlEsWOEfA-wFu-8Lmk7sgn2I6lDG_Sr8UNHI7qf04pPQL/s1600-h/IMG_1317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTh-Dlr0Pq1MIz9sYiDHgPXIW1OhVOpoiA3Ckkuih3ldk96FLVmhRSd9TzB5DeJmwnit-fdClro1jiWGZJuU4cUbxFRmK8kUKlEsWOEfA-wFu-8Lmk7sgn2I6lDG_Sr8UNHI7qf04pPQL/s400/IMG_1317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371356816649907234" /></a> The yellow clusters of <a href="http://green-woodtrees.blogspot.com/2009/07/golden-rain-tree.html"><em>Koelreuteria </em>flowers</a> gave way in the summer to balloon-like green pods...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLvsgQV6wMQZlPzPzHeEFyXBWA2bZV2_nZybNNjClXhEbLK6pZyRzfRIa3nctmkhyphenhyphenQRzujiC92vEfawelucB5xhIjMjaN9IOBQDMXdxEamuz3SDQOctUKQVOV9sPbPR2VGchv0R3Phhx3/s1600-h/IMG_1315.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmuLRvpXhSLziaK3zKJtD8TE6DlVahSltjQmpSD-1be3nAEeqhlKu5tgXk1G8T18prHH8KHXvyOVENkbCsKAKAtVlggmKrD3YRh0RFyqPnxWCInnqjgrqe9BmJv58-AV-8APCmTxhXKz8/s400/CRW_3118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050111980435826" /></a> which all turned brown a couple weeks ago.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-26439255100125838532011-06-13T16:18:00.000-04:002013-12-08T16:20:07.230-05:00Persimmon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xBf3NWC7SpR-2tM8zMiCUeutHBiwCvYw5Uutt2fPN4cQqJbcOVXLYOMArkB5GG0uoAC1ZPNbKRckHAwB-JjVNCtuqbuTC2cr-t-24cU6u2pUQZpo69Gw8ctxYMeCxijiOcrWxsUVJ9GL/s1600/_1030092.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479474398658340386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xBf3NWC7SpR-2tM8zMiCUeutHBiwCvYw5Uutt2fPN4cQqJbcOVXLYOMArkB5GG0uoAC1ZPNbKRckHAwB-JjVNCtuqbuTC2cr-t-24cU6u2pUQZpo69Gw8ctxYMeCxijiOcrWxsUVJ9GL/s400/_1030092.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 299px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>
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The <a href="http://green-woodtrees.blogspot.com/2009/11/persimmon.html">persimmon</a> in bloom.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-42352567867895659722011-04-23T09:15:00.005-04:002011-04-23T18:32:49.205-04:00Pear<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AOY6OPv-LdOA8g1wAxBdd_XIr_tjqxIPsIxDjGQFGB9XHZMCgEvdMx_4mgvvEIMDM8IFtfNLoYb6R0ojonm65GOVJywMUKprJaEcf6GYZot94ve8_lDdzEJdsZmJV6FvQ3dBAcD_olWk/s1600/_1010802.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AOY6OPv-LdOA8g1wAxBdd_XIr_tjqxIPsIxDjGQFGB9XHZMCgEvdMx_4mgvvEIMDM8IFtfNLoYb6R0ojonm65GOVJywMUKprJaEcf6GYZot94ve8_lDdzEJdsZmJV6FvQ3dBAcD_olWk/s400/_1010802.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489459783190571650" /></a> Pears are in the genus <em>Pyrus</em>. The pears we eat come from trees in this genus, but most of the pear trees planted along streets and in gardens are just decorative. The fruit they make is very small and probably not very tasty.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlTg7ecJUJOVQQ4shZOsJ3_CIi0hWupyM47tAiYAN6xD6BktolwyJqEibYEIWPTjPArMsS1FdtddPSnTGaYBE14_-a3bcnhIe6ucA2NoqEMaE3iSZGi4XOPkGem7fYQaXuugH0eC2Y0db/s1600/_1010799.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlTg7ecJUJOVQQ4shZOsJ3_CIi0hWupyM47tAiYAN6xD6BktolwyJqEibYEIWPTjPArMsS1FdtddPSnTGaYBE14_-a3bcnhIe6ucA2NoqEMaE3iSZGi4XOPkGem7fYQaXuugH0eC2Y0db/s400/_1010799.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489459300691131666" /></a> Stinkier than a <a href="http://green-woodtrees.blogspot.com/2009/11/ginkgo.html">ginkgo</a>? I'm not sure which tree's scent is more repulsive. The pear has deceiving looks. These globular panicles of white flowers draw you towards the trees, promising beauty and lightness... and then the stench hits you.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Gtzc9PYx4NVVG4rQk0UluuPOHL8umGnBIq7XGWURo_ZFfsv3-PcR8wdPm8U3PE-BzJtmNrSZSsPNDsrY-msuFbRxJ8xbUvGKcEHmTE6BRTQSWCYZ5WKmAGzznmCtOoZ-p-ExOE7n2hpH/s1600/_1010801.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Gtzc9PYx4NVVG4rQk0UluuPOHL8umGnBIq7XGWURo_ZFfsv3-PcR8wdPm8U3PE-BzJtmNrSZSsPNDsrY-msuFbRxJ8xbUvGKcEHmTE6BRTQSWCYZ5WKmAGzznmCtOoZ-p-ExOE7n2hpH/s400/_1010801.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458131829742164706" /></a>I like the contrast of the immature purple anthers against the white petals.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-83977167837462995342011-03-21T08:25:00.000-04:002011-03-21T08:30:27.923-04:00Sedum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4jqn9taIzB7f-iEPTJqoO52_FWUIrnhHp6ncuEBz7LISiYK_3tcTVtKGxKR1ES4SaiD_PY1vmBOiKcW8_nIwu4698wDOj6UzVjc9mkF_KgQCObXkcNQMSApmNCcB33t6VzoT3gAuHArx/s1600/_1040577.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4jqn9taIzB7f-iEPTJqoO52_FWUIrnhHp6ncuEBz7LISiYK_3tcTVtKGxKR1ES4SaiD_PY1vmBOiKcW8_nIwu4698wDOj6UzVjc9mkF_KgQCObXkcNQMSApmNCcB33t6VzoT3gAuHArx/s400/_1040577.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586349360891788482" /></a> I was a little surprised to see this sedum. I usually think of succulents as being warm-climate plants, but this sedum is cold hardy. It was growing on both sides of a headstone. This discovery led me to do some reading, and I've learned that some sedum are cold hardy to 30 below zero!katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-20453877880856527772011-03-21T07:38:00.000-04:002011-03-21T08:29:29.269-04:00move over, liberty bell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9Yz_3UnokR107P1y0n0Hk_iz7EwHjqzC-HOcuvNnrTXCCKU7EIKbGntnQW9yYRBW_e8hATFKodyFxdY7xTVStKP0uplRrSG7sFNbnZWSba7Zyx6DMxb7emb0JdRNy0ilZNUDEk5a-q_U/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9Yz_3UnokR107P1y0n0Hk_iz7EwHjqzC-HOcuvNnrTXCCKU7EIKbGntnQW9yYRBW_e8hATFKodyFxdY7xTVStKP0uplRrSG7sFNbnZWSba7Zyx6DMxb7emb0JdRNy0ilZNUDEk5a-q_U/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491266956827714674" /></a><br />Forever stamps went evergreen this winter. Clockwise from the top left, they are ponderosa pine, eastern red cedar, blue spruce, and balsam fir. I'm not sure if we have a ponderosa pine in Green-Wood, but the three other species are represented in the cemetery.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-60640041558176381282011-03-20T16:41:00.012-04:002011-03-23T15:40:09.589-04:00Spring is here...<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXH1Cj9xFMwiPzYEoJbq_nooyAH83NpGRI25jgobk2V_CB71G0Kv2z6XVMGpu90yY0vBeB_RpWfzMDYyUDuF44NSa5ZpwcxSkCo8RcbskChoB11Ig3w5x6EHSIEV3zUIA8qpfJkpt24H2/s400/_1040551.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586290156267021346" /> After a long hiatus (involving a long trip to Houston and several more months of living a semi-nomadic lifestyle in Brooklyn), it's time to dust off the cobwebs and get back to Green-Wood Trees. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53PUfuhIhqDjyNWYGN0faN8QJhzx6JAFS1ZuR9SqsDZPfXAmB72a2eMr1dNW-0ZKGkJ4FIkhyphenhyphenRfQ3pS3WcQeE9EMDhSyvXxg37rFI1kXK6VsSUUK5o2CGm0AuDJEV74_dl5SSlgajOcXe/s1600/_1040557.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53PUfuhIhqDjyNWYGN0faN8QJhzx6JAFS1ZuR9SqsDZPfXAmB72a2eMr1dNW-0ZKGkJ4FIkhyphenhyphenRfQ3pS3WcQeE9EMDhSyvXxg37rFI1kXK6VsSUUK5o2CGm0AuDJEV74_dl5SSlgajOcXe/s400/_1040557.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586271593985145586" /></a> Spring is just about here. The snowdrops were starting to bloom last week.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOG_RUBz8kyWjXrjkw0W5CMbloKn0hmczCfXvmfWQZyd-Bl_KjBBiPqgBLlZCKzikgsVe6bGjE_fa70d21bGTK5v4YfD02TpBUBNmVk5Jlt49RUThQ4RMdwo0CyNqiteYNbA7GQAhsMiAK/s1600/_1040562.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOG_RUBz8kyWjXrjkw0W5CMbloKn0hmczCfXvmfWQZyd-Bl_KjBBiPqgBLlZCKzikgsVe6bGjE_fa70d21bGTK5v4YfD02TpBUBNmVk5Jlt49RUThQ4RMdwo0CyNqiteYNbA7GQAhsMiAK/s400/_1040562.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586271585892202098" /></a> Leaves were no obstacle for the snowdrops. The shoots poked holes right through them.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA5VE2vK46iMUrmydTpAibKDXeyXimZFVOidi5v892GplybJgV_qWmFmYIIzSeCvzlpEh51Y4m8b9tIhXIavQiDOJPLkZLHGaev7HcQjBCiA_RKjuHFtHQrrwsOUKZofNs19BA0ObyylK/s1600/_1040564.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA5VE2vK46iMUrmydTpAibKDXeyXimZFVOidi5v892GplybJgV_qWmFmYIIzSeCvzlpEh51Y4m8b9tIhXIavQiDOJPLkZLHGaev7HcQjBCiA_RKjuHFtHQrrwsOUKZofNs19BA0ObyylK/s400/_1040564.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586271575710341138" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXofnbbgAeIFuVokqRNy525tNUJNOk-f_ewd4hflswwjMT3Bnevv_9jUM44YVKf9CB7b-gpamapwTQuTX1XIaqVT9PhHGZCplXB5ptf9-HDolhJSD0KtzzfWjPhHrtZvCeqBOxFxGSqQD4/s1600/_1040534.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXofnbbgAeIFuVokqRNy525tNUJNOk-f_ewd4hflswwjMT3Bnevv_9jUM44YVKf9CB7b-gpamapwTQuTX1XIaqVT9PhHGZCplXB5ptf9-HDolhJSD0KtzzfWjPhHrtZvCeqBOxFxGSqQD4/s400/_1040534.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586285676891717234" /></a> Daffodils, scilla, camelias, and even a cherry tree were also in bloom.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNRINLzn8YveRtqPordE78ptRaowe8SmnXRgpF9-DH045Fp2_IRRyaUs3wklgzFW9WQsVgRqevNWCM6DyfbbMpBeR-7UU9bPSADlLbbJSXGmV-WpaU-8vbGSXFXuGlcygHmZGhXMi8Zst/s400/_1040547.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586290467351654498" /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9e-wU_HuJ4QHgveCoPDhKOXbWEWsMTs1_3R7Ng1LTNX1YfneSdELzRDSsQTzGBkJVMWDJpK5pO4cChBQ3sG-Mn2Nj-N5MTPNUnYvFIkG1cROYeKWZu_7H8anESOyB_M22J-0nK8IE2fS/s1600/_1040580.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9e-wU_HuJ4QHgveCoPDhKOXbWEWsMTs1_3R7Ng1LTNX1YfneSdELzRDSsQTzGBkJVMWDJpK5pO4cChBQ3sG-Mn2Nj-N5MTPNUnYvFIkG1cROYeKWZu_7H8anESOyB_M22J-0nK8IE2fS/s400/_1040580.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586292077182144514" /></a>katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-55489155960731261672010-10-20T10:17:00.003-04:002010-12-12T09:59:34.272-05:00Fall Tree Tour on Sunday, Oct. 24<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLC1NFTZI1aHH9t0HUV47t6LgE6gQV78dPZr9H9CcBpmTBkAB8CE8H_F4wDdzNoQJ_LtzHE7Lk0dLBaCpPSQiDE2infnpYOCYT_FpbzEreBunL5KVpx38-9QufEZBOQHPRmo-uNwTXvVu/s1600/CRW_0151.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLC1NFTZI1aHH9t0HUV47t6LgE6gQV78dPZr9H9CcBpmTBkAB8CE8H_F4wDdzNoQJ_LtzHE7Lk0dLBaCpPSQiDE2infnpYOCYT_FpbzEreBunL5KVpx38-9QufEZBOQHPRmo-uNwTXvVu/s400/CRW_0151.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530132997487007730" /></a> It's time for fall color. Come along for a tour of Green-Wood's trees from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 24th.<br /><br />The entrance is at 5th Ave. and 25th St. in Brooklyn. We'll meet just inside the Arch (the big brownstone arch) at 2 p.m. and go from there.<br /><br />Wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a bottle of water if you think you might need it (there are no drinking fountains along the way). I will try to work in a bathroom break, but I'm still planning the route based on which trees will have the best fall color, so it's not a guarantee. There are bathrooms where we will start and finish the tour, however.<br /><br />The tour will be $10. Part of that will go to the Historic Fund, which helps maintain the grounds and the lots, and preserves the history of Green-Wood.katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-29739288784447617362010-09-27T20:14:00.001-04:002010-09-27T20:17:42.735-04:00Beech<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z1aeJU5-cThaCvj_Q7fSTyfEEJItkFczHMDKsT5yNUftY62h2hBs0L7hiIogluF4AD3RFYS6vUMlgZTuRIPBEwoljb8Yh9fUAZrfJoaDPa_3q0tAee_eYH2HCKvvzuAHLiUZ2cdiA_ZT/s1600/_1010956.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z1aeJU5-cThaCvj_Q7fSTyfEEJItkFczHMDKsT5yNUftY62h2hBs0L7hiIogluF4AD3RFYS6vUMlgZTuRIPBEwoljb8Yh9fUAZrfJoaDPa_3q0tAee_eYH2HCKvvzuAHLiUZ2cdiA_ZT/s400/_1010956.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521751558825922130" /></a> -the biggest beech tree in the cemetery-katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-90396730935233740232010-09-27T20:12:00.002-04:002010-10-03T13:50:34.828-04:00Spotted in the Cemetery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2ICvUfjb1-5gDTU2TQizgCU6vxsQ-04iUqVMbj0Fl9HCF8rgGCO_d6XQtIJOtzhbdQXwyTb-4_UxdXATXHm18iAOl_JG5oC4rsGAV8ox0AVBX1vbId5Wf-xRNrppEXcGkxr-hi1Aqsb7/s1600/_1040069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2ICvUfjb1-5gDTU2TQizgCU6vxsQ-04iUqVMbj0Fl9HCF8rgGCO_d6XQtIJOtzhbdQXwyTb-4_UxdXATXHm18iAOl_JG5oC4rsGAV8ox0AVBX1vbId5Wf-xRNrppEXcGkxr-hi1Aqsb7/s400/_1040069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523878501421392322" /></a>katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-48772449431179065492010-09-24T11:39:00.001-04:002010-09-24T11:42:11.924-04:00Lotus Leaf<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSznx7Wzv_XOhXDe1QusKv2leYK4W3LXoZExuPqKx6ttmGGRk3h7-cVL1IRKiJ028L834KEumCYFdoGOAe1hpUwBdNg_A7_uZJP6YoZN4mDUmw_CC6ylVvfPvSQJhNbdSa5CFFUdcj53G/s1600/IMG_2142+edit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSznx7Wzv_XOhXDe1QusKv2leYK4W3LXoZExuPqKx6ttmGGRk3h7-cVL1IRKiJ028L834KEumCYFdoGOAe1hpUwBdNg_A7_uZJP6YoZN4mDUmw_CC6ylVvfPvSQJhNbdSa5CFFUdcj53G/s400/IMG_2142+edit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520505596279163442" /></a>katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377643020869388095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847069899695273985.post-81094200918876973302010-09-09T10:30:00.000-04:002012-04-03T16:04:59.593-04:00Himalayan Pine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_w-qyMZp4qwruNIwDm3HSCkH86ELX4fjQJESNGHSukWcDWJCxoPmkw8JKbyw2YCyEX032pKsqW6591RdfTrXqDU6H0s7tzrMICkaZd8xO8VyjgsxEgf9CPk35bKBp7Nf5RRpZafkskqV/s1600/_1020925-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498567904340736850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_w-qyMZp4qwruNIwDm3HSCkH86ELX4fjQJESNGHSukWcDWJCxoPmkw8JKbyw2YCyEX032pKsqW6591RdfTrXqDU6H0s7tzrMICkaZd8xO8VyjgsxEgf9CPk35bKBp7Nf5RRpZafkskqV/s400/_1020925-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 309px;" /></a> Himalayan pine (<em>Pinus wallichiana</em>) needles grow in bundles of five.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfgZAE3aJHM7P_OFuV-xG2utzGSiiRd6pkh44rh9GnXwEL4nDKE2QRpU_PZYmrdKiihLjDFXsep3OakmHX-OKCjoPFj_c6myGu51DKEYEYYTy2Qc1hjRio0iZu7_ZLBVXuCkxyFiwRgyA/s1600/_1020925.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498567898302929602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfgZAE3aJHM7P_OFuV-xG2utzGSiiRd6pkh44rh9GnXwEL4nDKE2QRpU_PZYmrdKiihLjDFXsep3OakmHX-OKCjoPFj_c6myGu51DKEYEYYTy2Qc1hjRio0iZu7_ZLBVXuCkxyFiwRgyA/s400/_1020925.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> When the leaves are fully grown, they're quite long.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyidXeVQvnsJefQhCpDGptwMOs1CttjW3Iwoym0bHjL-Se35jPzQ9_hEmUMqEZKQwWtEKA8om2cIih2aPRImfQW8dfwjebwrKHq1FxazY-NTiNasi3GNplC-oZBo863A9Xp-GmPZdWkupx/s1600/_1020767.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498566712870985266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyidXeVQvnsJefQhCpDGptwMOs1CttjW3Iwoym0bHjL-Se35jPzQ9_hEmUMqEZKQwWtEKA8om2cIih2aPRImfQW8dfwjebwrKHq1FxazY-NTiNasi3GNplC-oZBo863A9Xp-GmPZdWkupx/s400/_1020767.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> Here is a cluster of male strobili right below the new leaves.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoODR-sPZ1sHJMoCEBEIz4azFmaThexfP_A5YAq9EVORwVo7Grb1kQ_GdakMm4GVi25CwaTsLAMBImTu_WpOXYnhFNvRE07NE-Zo46ByUywEwftk1y1LoaIXOjAPl-oYrKgKvZAklTyMQy/s1600/IMG_2481.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514623059678504322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoODR-sPZ1sHJMoCEBEIz4azFmaThexfP_A5YAq9EVORwVo7Grb1kQ_GdakMm4GVi25CwaTsLAMBImTu_WpOXYnhFNvRE07NE-Zo46ByUywEwftk1y1LoaIXOjAPl-oYrKgKvZAklTyMQy/s400/IMG_2481.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> -view from under a Himalayan pine-<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN9xCFEBjjBUrtsNH27GT863SV0x5Pyb_P5kdkqMaWn7f4yMwJkUycDRpN55kzG9mx24Q70EutZC49rsYVOJLTvwRvTJCal_A4MJNzQrlorTiODLzIh4BwJA8FmkSGPfTZoLlVUH3y4bg/s1600/_1010122.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498563057587287218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN9xCFEBjjBUrtsNH27GT863SV0x5Pyb_P5kdkqMaWn7f4yMwJkUycDRpN55kzG9mx24Q70EutZC49rsYVOJLTvwRvTJCal_A4MJNzQrlorTiODLzIh4BwJA8FmkSGPfTZoLlVUH3y4bg/s400/_1010122.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> The larger cone is a Himalayan pine cone. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCdSG2hHY_sQDza1siCIZ26V4_M8GBEXMHZkQxSUUl_NHdo6gRFABk0DtqiPjIgpBgrGC-ENhoh0fO_Zxj1nlphOPDkuX5jMR2LEUMV2o294OSXlTA2BizIVZ3y6kPgOfiJqbLxLa_5-Q/s1600/IMG_2474.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514623065853623138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCdSG2hHY_sQDza1siCIZ26V4_M8GBEXMHZkQxSUUl_NHdo6gRFABk0DtqiPjIgpBgrGC-ENhoh0fO_Zxj1nlphOPDkuX5jMR2LEUMV2o294OSXlTA2BizIVZ3y6kPgOfiJqbLxLa_5-Q/s400/IMG_2474.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> -unripe cones-<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHKg9jzwRV3fQTX6z7rWOpfItzVKvbLl0w7EPdr7AFcZSgpMaYb4ofXFV4JI2DdJ-eBbraUQzRlDCbfjikFak5wsYG3vJQMCFMk2nkyPFCi5AlycmA1u922KMD0YtefyRxVCCP934Wizd/s1600/_1000535.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498563045447347362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHKg9jzwRV3fQTX6z7rWOpfItzVKvbLl0w7EPdr7AFcZSgpMaYb4ofXFV4JI2DdJ-eBbraUQzRlDCbfjikFak5wsYG3vJQMCFMk2nkyPFCi5AlycmA1u922KMD0YtefyRxVCCP934Wizd/s400/_1000535.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> -ripe cones-<br />
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