"... with Croatia’s Ginkgo from Daruvar securing the second and Russia’s Lonely Poplar the third place" (The Guardian).
Photographs and stories of some wonderful trees.
Good for the soul.
These trees will help you, maybe a bit like the Guardian of the Flooded Village protected Chudobín, during the construction of the Vír dam when, they say, a devil sat under it at night, playing the violin.
We have some guardian trees in our neighborhood. I've been writing from a second-story sunroom overlooking the street, and through the trees I have seen neighbors walking border collies and young boys on roller skates. I have yet to see the devil or even anyone playing a violin, but there was a carpenter within earshot, singing in a beautiful voice.
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"...but there was a carpenter within earshot, singing in a beautiful voice."
Did you hire these guys?
There's no such thing as a bad tree.
I love trees. Underneath it all beats the heart of an atavistic tree-worshipper.
They will help you. But avoid pissing off the resident dryad.
Have you ever seen Thomas Pakenham's tree books? You might enjoy them.
Or maybe you hired These Guys?
I love trees. I am constantly tree-watching wherever I go around this country. I am always in awe of how beautiful they are (or can be). And when aged, they take on a look of imposing importance, as many of those shown in the article clearly do. That Ginkgo from Croatia is spectacular!
Lovely post and great pictures in the link. We were in Charleston last month (BCV)and saw the Angel Oak there, which is an enormous live oak tree thought to be 400-500 years old. It's incredible to contemplate all the storms these trees have weathered and all the history they have witnessed.
A carpenter, huh? Probably not Karen.
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It has to be spring. The ice cream truck just went past playing "Music Box Dancer". I will hear that tune often between now and September.
Guardian of the Flooded Village? Some guardian. Thanks for nothing...
So what is a "multisecular tree"? There is an multisecular oak and a multisecular fir in the contestants.
... I have seen neighbors walking border collies and young boys on roller skates.
I wonder how walking young boys on roller skates works. More difficult than a border collie who smells a rival dog nearby, I'd bet. Careful when jerking them back if they get too much head. Pad their bottoms, just in case...
See also Thomas Pakenham’s Meetings with Remarkable Trees -- you can pick up a used copy on abe.com for practically nothing.
I, too, love trees. I grew up in western PA and now live in the Pacific NW. I remember the first time I flew into Phoenix and I saw the SW from the air: lots of brown. Doesn't inspire my poetic side.
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I wonder how many of those trees were introduced species-- the younger ones particularly.
IANA botanist but Gingko is not native to Croatia, I'm pretty sure. Not that I'm complaining--the photos and settings are beautiful.
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Any Calvino fans here? "Ottimo Massimo" ring a bell?
Great post. Thank you for the link.
My grandfather was a tree-measurer throughout New Jersey and Philadelphia area, from Brigantine to Lancaster in the 1960-70's, we spent many a Saturday in the pleasure of each other's company.
there was a carpenter within earshot, singing in a beautiful voice.
What was he singing?
@bob Boyd
He was singing the “Toreador Song” from “Carmen.”
He was singing the “Toreador Song” from “Carmen.”
in French?
Wow.
I was going to guess, 'If I had a hammer'
“ in French?”
Kind of a humming singing, maybe not with actual words.
@bob Boyd
LOL
Kind of a humming singing, maybe not with actual words.
So, French.
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