Tag: trees

November 2, 2015 at 2:26 pm

This Espaliered Fruit Tree Looks Two-Dimensional

This Espaliered Fruit Tree Looks Two-Dimensional

Seen here is a fascinating example of an ‘espaliered’ fruit tree in North Cave, England.

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October 23, 2015 at 2:18 pm

Picture of the Day: Cherry Blossoms, Washington DC, 1925

Picture of the Day: Cherry Blossoms, Washington DC, 1925

In this amazing colorized photo by Dynamichrome we see two sisters enjoying the Cherry Blossoms in bloom at Washington D.C.’s Potamac Park.

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October 21, 2015 at 11:47 am

Picture of the Day: Japanese Maple at the Portland Japanese Garden

Picture of the Day: Japanese Maple at the Portland Japanese Garden

Seen here is the famous Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) at the Portland Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon.

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August 25, 2015 at 11:30 am

The Solitary Trees of Northern California in Infrared

The Solitary Trees of Northern California in Infrared

An infrared photography study of the landscape of Marin and Sonoma counties in Northern California by Nathan Wirth.

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August 20, 2015 at 7:11 pm

Picture of the Day: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto, Japan

Picture of the Day: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto, Japan

Take a stroll through the famous bamboo grove in Arashiyama, which is located on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan.

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July 22, 2015 at 6:15 pm

Guy Creates Trees That Grow 40 Different Fruits

Guy Creates Trees That Grow 40 Different Fruits

Syracuse professor, Sam Van Aken, uses “chip grafting” to create trees that each bear 40 different varieties of stone fruits or fruits with pits.

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June 24, 2015 at 6:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Cypress Tree Avenue – Point Reyes, California

Picture of the Day: Cypress Tree Avenue - Point Reyes, California

The stunning cypress tree lined road that leads to the historic KPH public coast radio station in Point Reyes, California. Photograph by Frank Schulenburg.

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April 28, 2015 at 1:58 pm

This Bonsai Master’s Greatest Work of Art is a Loving Tribute to his Grandkids

This Bonsai Master's Greatest Work of Art is a Loving Tribute to his Grandkids

Goshin (Japanese: “protector of the spirit”) is a bonsai created by Bonsai Master John Yoshio Naka. It is a forest planting of eleven Foemina junipers (Juniperus chinensis), the earliest of which Naka began training into bonsai in 1948. Naka donated it to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984 for display at the United States…

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April 23, 2015 at 3:14 am

You’ll Never Look at a Cinnamon Stick the Same Again

You'll Never Look at a Cinnamon Stick the Same Again

One of the most beloved spices in the world is actually the dried and curled up inner bark of one of several varietals of trees in the genus Cinnamomum. Cassia Cinnamon is one of those varietals and the majority of it grows in the lush Kerenci Valley on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.…

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April 21, 2015 at 5:53 pm

Picture of the Day: Banyan Tree

Picture of the Day: Banyan Tree

Photographer Unknown via leewdo on reddit A Banyan is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte (a plant growing on another plant) when its seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges). “Banyan” often refers specifically to the Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis),…

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