blooming weeds those Sycamores!!

[Stubby]

Don't Rush into judgements like that just because there is unrest in the forest, there is trouble with the trees. For the maples want more sunlight but the oaks ignore their pleas.

 

Plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose.....as someone once said...

 

Rush ?:biggrin:I see what you did there ...Moving Pictures ..?

[treesrus]

now, this is a sycamore at about 300 yrs, rather attractive, i think....

[MattyF]

That looks an awesome tree!

[ballibeg]

Here's mine!

[woodyguy]

I have a love hate relationship with them as they do tend to dominate a wood if left to their own devices. But if we didn't have them and someone suggested a fast growing very adaptable tree that would self seed and mature quickly whilst growing into a stunning mature tree, we'd be planting them left right and centre. We often don't value what is common and too easy. Have to say that as a young tree I prefer Norway Maples though.

[Treeworld]

Some great trees out there especially your pic treesrus, the best one i have ever seen was one I woke up to every day throughout my childhood, it dominated the parkland that was my view and must have had a spread of around 35metres. Very strangely it was also my fathers favourite too. The year he passed away 10 years ago (far to Young @59) the tree died too within months...........

[Perkins]

[jomoco]

Interesting paper on "blooming weeds" ......just Google 'sycamore mike Townsend' Should be the first result.

 

(Sorry but can't seem to paste links into iPad Arbtalk app)

 

Interesting read mate.

 

Thanks for the lead to Townsend's article.

 

http://www.birchangerwoodtrust.org/sycamore-paper-ext-version.pdf

 

Jomoco

[corylus]

Rush ?:biggrin:I see what you did there ...Moving Pictures ..?

 

 

Sorry couldn't resist.

 

Hemispheres was the album.

[Gray git]

And when they get old I bet they look like this inside, sham lovely trees.

 

sent while pretending to do something important on my mobile.