Trees

[Guest]

Now, here's a different thread. How many of you appreciate handsome trees?

 

Baobab, Madagascar

 

Wisteria, Ashikaga Flower Park in Japan

 

http://www.earthporm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/oldest-wisteria-tree-ashikaga-japan-2.jpg

 

http://www.earthporm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/oldest-wisteria-tree-ashikaga-japan-6.jpg

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Flamboyant Tree, Puerto Rico

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xYyDRD4atZM/s/860/860/Flamboyant-Tree-Royal-Poiciana-Delonix-Regia-aeamador00467f-1.jpg

 

Avenue of Oaks, Dixie Plantation, South Carolina

http://cdn.stylisheve.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Stunning-Trees-in-the-World-17.jpg

 

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Rainbow Eucalyptus, Kauai

http://www.lovethesepics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Rainbow-eucalyptus-truly-one-of-the-most-amazingly-beautiful-rainbow-colored-trees-on-earth.jpg

 

http://cdn.list25.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2420-610x360.jpg

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Cherry Blossom trees in Bonn...

http://i.imgur.com/BiKEz.jpg

 

http://www.youramazingpictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Cherry-Blossom-Avenue-Bonn-Germany.jpg

 

Stockholm...

http://th00.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2011/119/c/5/cherry_blossom_in_sweden_viii_by_madebyrf-d3f6wzz.jpg

 

DC...

http://www.fodors.com/wire/Washington-DC-Monument-cherry-blossom.jpg

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Japanese maple, Portland OR

http://cdn4.pacifichorticulture.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Maier.04.jpg

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tpIOH77wHOQ/UCNcFLeNYMI/AAAAAAAABPc/h_rvwM987Fo/s1600/Autumn+33.png

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Maple tree tunnel in Oregon

http://api.ning.com/files/zbcSW1D04av6AvNkzO81utYCVPavuDnAgDe2piXxgDq9pet9s5OiyYmwl8970vNfNJKb2IyreN3VuGFMXtNiapsinb1n6rMJ/3mapletreetunnelsusa.jpg?width=700

 

Jaracandas trees, South Africa

http://jacaranda.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/trees-copy1.jpg

 

http://m8malone.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/2-tunnel.jpeg

[tyro]

All gorgeous. Thanks Uni!

T

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Rhododendron, Ladysmith, BC

http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rhododendron-tree-kitchener-street-ladysmith-canada-2.jpg

[bigvalboy]

I hope you don't mind me adding to your thread, but the moment I clicked on, I thought of Oak Alley Plantation. Just stunning.

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AlU404QcNSs/USuLcsfY1tI/AAAAAAAAI_A/5NCLO1QHH8Y/s1600/20100617_nopc-174.jpg

[Bosguy]

I hope you don't mind me adding to your thread, but the moment I clicked on, I thought of Oak Alley Plantation. Just stunning.

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AlU404QcNSs/USuLcsfY1tI/AAAAAAAAI_A/5NCLO1QHH8Y/s1600/20100617_nopc-174.jpg

 

From the WORLD TRAVELER. Must be great to see in person

 

Boston Bill

[+ quoththeraven]

*ignores the sniping* Thanks for this, Unicorn! Love, love wisteria and cherry blossoms; the jacaranda trees, which I've heard of but wouldn't recognize off the top of my head, are also stunning. Really, they're all stunning.

[Guest]

I hope you don't mind me adding to your thread, but the moment I clicked on, I thought of Oak Alley Plantation. Just stunning.

 

Don't mind at all. I visited Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana some 14 years or so ago. As I drove towards the plantation house I thought "Wow. These trees actually look older than the house!". As it turns out, the house was built after the trees. The plantation owner actually built the house there because of the trees which had been planted decades earlier. As I recall, per the preference of the mistress of the house, the oak trees were treated to not have Spanish moss, as she did not appreciate the beauty of Spanish moss.

[+ purplekow]

As a man who appreciates length and girth General Sherman the largest Sequoiahttp://triggerpit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/world-largest-tree-sequoia-general-sherman-full.jpg

[justaguy]

When I saw the title I thought it would be of very tall men. Surprise! Nice.

[Diverdan]

Beautiful.... Thanks...

[bigvalboy]

Don't mind at all. I visited Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana some 14 years or so ago. As I drove towards the plantation house I thought "Wow. These trees actually look older than the house!". As it turns out, the house was built after the trees. The plantation owner actually built the house there because of the trees which had been planted decades earlier. As I recall, per the preference of the mistress of the house, the oak trees were treated to not have Spanish moss, as she did not appreciate the beauty of Spanish moss.

 

Oddly enough, I thought the trees were more interesting than the house. They really captivated me. I remember being just a tad bit disappointed in the size and grandeur of the plantation houses. Of course it was our first stop, and you realized how Hollywood enhances our perception of plantation life. It was a real eye opener.

 

Excellent thread by the way. Refreshing.

[gallahadesquire]

 

DC...

http://www.fodors.com/wire/Washington-DC-Monument-cherry-blossom.jpg

 

I remember seeing them in ... 1961? ... when my sister was looking at colleges. They were beautiful,

and covered with snow.

 

I have no photos of them, but I remember the Gothic Arches of Elms that ran down the parkways

in my home town (River Forest, Ill). I remember the all-but-total lack of sunshine on the lawn in the

backyard, due to those treese. All gone, but breathtaking.

[Guest]

It looks like my pictures of the baobabs of Madagascar didn't go through...

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/539/cache/girl-baobabs-madagascar_53921_990x742.jpg

 

http://blogblueventures.academicdigital.netdna-cdn.com/media/2014/06/PB230419-cropped.jpg

[Guest]

And the Socotra Dragon Blood Tree, known for its red sap...

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/06/socotra/img/06-dragons-blood-forest-devoid-of-seeds_1600.jpg

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http://media.mnn.com/sites/default/files/user/131413/socotra_trees.jpg

 

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/2020312.jpg

[Guest]

http://globalflare.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/amazing-trees-dragons-blood71.jpg

 

http://www.rocketrobin.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Dragons-Blood_Tree-Resin-300x199.jpg

 

http://cdn1.arkive.org/media/13/13966944-72A5-4F44-B398-6A8090A4A957/Presentation.Large/Dragons-blood-tree-flowering.jpg