Here we are again with the monthly shout-out to all tree followers. If you are new to tree following, read all about it here.
It’s a mixed picture in Cardiff – most trees are at peak summer green-ness and starting to look scruffy, some with disease, others because the leaves have been ripped to shreds by rain and brisk winds.
I wouldn’t be surprised if some more northern trees followed by our friends in Scandinavia are only just flowering.
But here many trees, both native and exotic, are at the fruit/nut/seed stage.
But whether your tree is big and old, or small and young…
…we always love to hear your tree-following news.
The July tree-following link box is now closed, but here are links to all the wonderful contributions we received this month…
Linda’s Garden and Wildlife – butterfly bush
Alison – The Blackberry Garden – quince
Caroline – Wild and Wonderful – silver birch and Prunus avium Sylvia
Pat – Squirrelbasket – pedunculate oak
Hollis – In the Company of Plants and Rocks – Should there be trees at Fort Laramie?
Liz – hosted by Flighty’s Plot – serviceberry
Annie – Earthstar – dawn redwood
Frances – Island Threads – Betula pubescens
Jean’s Garden – Prunus pensylvatica
Flighty’s Plot – young oak tree
Thank you to everyone – see you all again on August 7!
have done so thanks again for kindly hosting it
And thank you. Your Buddleia still looks very healthy 🙂
I spend a lot of time removing self-sown hawthorns and birches from my garden, I always rather like tiny trees even if they can be quite hard to remove.
Where I live it’s mostly ash seedlings.
Thank you ever so much for posting again 🙂
It will be interesting to see how the Maple fares. And I love the Wingnut, which certainly looks and sounds exotic! I have left a link, though there was a kind of internet ‘shudder’ – will check back to see if it is there.
There are actually lots of these maple seedlings as the parent tree is just around the corner. Not sure if the maintenance men have any policy when it comes to “weeds”.
Your link worked OK – so thanks very much for that. Everything in your garden still seems wild and wonderful!
Best wishes 🙂
Still ignoring my serviceberry tree. Looks like I will be posting about whatever interesting tree(s) I come across for the next few months. Thanks again for hosting!
And thanks for finding something tree-ish every month – again it was fascinating, reading about Fort Laramie. Such a BIG country you have.
All the best 🙂
Hello Pat I’ve just done, and linked, Liz’s serviceberry post for this month. I’ll be doing my own Tree Following post on Thursday. xx
Thanks for that.
I see it’s Thursday and you haven’t posted yet?
I’m leaving the link box open until tonight anyway, even though it should have closed at 7am.
Leave a message even if you post after the box has closed, as I always go back and take the links out of the box and put them into the blog post itself anyway.
Best wishes 🙂
You’re welcome. I’ve just posted mine. Thanks from Liz and me for hosting Tree Following. xx
Excellent – I’m glad so many people have contributed this month as I thought it would be a difficult one for everyone.
All the best 🙂
Thanks, Pat. My monthly update on Ms Dawn Redwood is up … with some fascinating medical news!
Yes that was rather fascinating. I’ve been over there and left you a comment.
Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
🙂
I’ve finally posted my tree update, a bit later this month, many thanks for hosting this lovely meme Pat, I like the the multiple old trunks on the wingnut tree, Frances
I see you have spotted a few interesting details, too!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
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If your little maple seedling were growing in my neighborhood, I would identify it as Norway maple (Acer platanoides) because its leaves are wider than they are tall. They self-sow very readily here and have become an invasive species, so people are strongly discouraged from planting them.
That was my first thought, too, although I have seen so many Acers in my travels in parks and gardens that I dare not hazard a guess these days!
In fact I have got a self-seeded Norway maple in my garden, I believe.
If you wish, see this old blog post and correct me if I am wrong on anything: https://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/turning-over-an-old-leaf/.
Best wishes 🙂