Tag: trees

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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March 11, 2015 at 9:43 am

There’s a Canopy Walkway in Cape Town that Lets You Walk Above the Trees

There's a Canopy Walkway in Cape Town that Lets You Walk Above the Trees

Kirstenbosch Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway © Adam Harrower Set against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch is the first botanic garden in the world to be included within a natural World Heritage Site. Established in 1913 the 36 hectare garden is part of a larger 528 hectare nature reserve. To herald…

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February 11, 2015 at 12:15 pm

Leaf Beasts: Animal Sculptures Made from Dried Magnolia Leaves

Leaf Beasts: Animal Sculptures Made from Dried Magnolia Leaves

Japanese artist Baku Maeda has created a series of animal sculptures from dried magnolia leaves. The series, entitled LEAF BEAST, was shared late last year on his Tumblr and Behance pages. [via Behance] 1. Artwork by BAKU MAEDA Website | Behance | Tumblr 2. Artwork by BAKU MAEDA Website | Behance |…

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February 7, 2015 at 1:35 pm

Picture of the Day: Cypresses in Tuscanny

Picture of the Day: Cypresses in Tuscanny

Photograph by Antonio Cinotti Seen here is a beautiful cypress tree-lined street near Asciano, Tuscany, Italy. Asciano is a comune and hill town in the province of Siena. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the…

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January 26, 2015 at 1:41 pm

Wire Tree Sculptures by Clive Maddison

Wire Tree Sculptures by Clive Maddison

Clive Maddison is a British artist that twists and bends long strands of aluminum wire into beautiful tree sculptures. Each wire strand runs from the roots through to the leaves and has no additional wiring, glue or solder to secure them. The sculpture is completely self-supported and the trees can contain over 100 meters…

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January 19, 2015 at 7:28 pm

Picture of the Day: The Dark Hedges of Northern Ireland

Picture of the Day: The Dark Hedges of Northern Ireland

Photograph by GIUSEPPE MILO Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px Seen here are Northern Ireland’s famous ‘Dark Hedges‘, a breathtaking avenue of beech trees that were planted over 200 years ago by the Stuart family. According to Ballymoney Tourism, “it was intended as a compelling landscape feature to impress visitors as they approached…

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