South Africa’s humungous Sunland Baobab tree is world-renowned for its
extraordinary proportions. But what really makes it truly unique is the
fact that visitors to the 6,000-year-old tree can grab a drink at a bar
located in the hollow of the trunk. The Sunland Baobab Pub took
residence inside the tree in 1933, and today it can still comfortably
serve 15 lucky patrons.
Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trees. Show all posts
Thursday 27 November 2014
Monday 17 November 2014
Mountain Ash “Sorbus” is Most Widely Grown Plant
Though vulnerable to pests and
diseases in some areas, mountain ashes are still popular ornamental or shade
trees because of their size (most are under 50 feet), their repaid growth their
flat clusters of white flowers in spring and in particular their showy,
long-lasting red-orange berries, which the birds like as much as we do.
Mountain ash even has showy red orange foliage in fall. In short, it is worth trying,
though perhaps not a safe bet for mass plantings. There’re a number of garden
worthy mountain ashes, some of them native to the U.S European mountain ash, or
rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia), is the most widely grown. However, it is hardy
to zone 3 and grows as tall as 45 feet, with rather fernlike leaves “Fastigiata”
is an upright variety, and “Xanthocarpa” has yellow berries, Korean mountain
ash (S. Alnifolia), hardy to at least Zone 5, can sometimes grow as tall as 60
feet and has a round ed head that can extend all the way to the ground, though
you might want to remove lower branches so as to view the smooth, gray bark of
the trunk. Both the berries and the autumn leaves are extremely showy, though
the foliage is not as finely cut as that of European mountain ash.
How to Grow Mountain Ash
You can plant the trees balled
and-burlapped in full sun and a moist but well drained soil. Newly planted
trees benefit from staking. Fire blight may blacken the ends of branches, especially
in the south. Affected branches should be pruned out. Young trunks may need to
be protected from sun scald in the north. Borers may be found in the trunk near
the ground in some regions in the east and can be destroyed by probing their
burrows with a wire laborious, but a labor of love if you have a fine tree.
(Korean Mountain ash is somewhat resistant to borers). Older trees rarely need
pruning, but young ones can be pruned in winter or early spring to produce one
central leader and to remove crossed or vertical branches or ones with weak
crotches. You may prune multi trunked trees to a single trunk while they’re
young, if desired and remove lower branches to allow headroom.
Monday 27 October 2014
The silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa)
The silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa) is a species
of deciduous tree native to the north-east of Argentina, east of
Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. It is resistant to
drought and moderate cold. It grows fast in spurts when water is
abundant, and sometimes reaches more than 82 ft in height. Its trunk is
bottle-shaped, generally bulging in its lower third, measuring up to 7
ft in girth.
Sunday 19 October 2014
Wednesday 15 October 2014
Friday 26 September 2014
Forest of the Yew
This forest is called "Forest of the Yew" or "Tosande Forest." It is one
of the largest concentrations of Tejos the world. This tree inspired by
the terrifying ghost tales of talking trees. There Quoits has a face.
They twist themselves as distant tree that you see, he is one of the
very young (has 400 years). The "Tosande Forest" is located just 5 km
from, Cervera de Pisuerga, Palencia, Spain.
Sunday 21 September 2014
Thursday 28 August 2014
The Tree, Which Can Provide Forty Different Kinds of Fruits
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