Trees from Hampshire to Geneva

[armybloke]

After a 1600 mile round trip from home to friends in Geneva via the Mosel Valley I collected a few pictures that may be of interest.

 

Metz to Luxembourg it was noted that the majority of woodlands were of single species of Lime (which is how southern England would have looked - ref; Rackham).

 

In a local park in Metz I saw a White Ash (grafted with Polyporus squamosus).

[armybloke]

In Nancy we passed a convalescent home for war widows with a lovely Black Walnut in the front aspect and a number of stunning Limes.

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Also in Nancy was a Jardin du Botanique where an elderly lady knitted items for the gardens. The arboretum was home to trees across the globe and I have attached a few for note.

[armybloke]

This Tilia Henryana could be heard from about 10 m away - buzzing with nectar feeders!

[David Humphries]

nice looking 'tour de trees'

 

look forward to seeing more

 

 

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[armybloke]

Examples of the knitting frenzy - included fungi, flowers animals and scarfs for trees!

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A few more trees

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Along the Mosel we stumbled across this garden dedicated to local nun with an immense Black Walnut easily 24m tall with a stem of about 2m

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Becanson had lined avenues of Tulip and London Plane either side of the Rhone and Rhine

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Some interesting trees