The tree-following link box has now closed for another month. To explore everyone’s updates, please go straight to the bottom of this post.
If you are new to tree following, read all about the idea here.
Here in Cardiff we had a brief respite from the very hot, dry weather, which sometimes reached 30 degrees Celsius – we did have a few days of welcome rain, but it didn’t last. I hope the weather is more temperate in your part of the world…
Our ranks of tree followers are growing all the time, so why not join them next time? Point us to any tree-related post you would like to share, using the link box published on the 7th of each month and lasting for a week.
We always love to read your tree news – so thank you to everyone who contributed this month. Here are the links…
Erika Groth in Sweden – bird cherry
Frances at Island Threads, off the North West coast of Scotland – hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
Alison at the Blackberry Garden – the quince count goes on
Flighty’s Plot – Liz’s black walnut in Lexington, Kentucky, and Mike’s medlars
Pat – Squirrelbasket – small-leaved linden
Hollis (In the Company of Plants and Rocks) – boxelder (Acer negundo) and whatever’s nearby
Lea’s Menagerie in Mississippi – red maple
Thank you to everyone for taking part – see you all again on September 7!
Sorry about your little tree. Hope it will bounce back with the rain. Storm rolling in after the heat wave?
There is some green coming back on the tree now, but I dare say it will ruin its shape.
As for storms, we have been so lucky here as we have had some good, heavy rain but no thunder or lightning here in Cardiff – some areas had very bad electrical storms a week or two ago…
All the best π
hello Pat, sorry I have not posted for a few months but I am back for August,
your poor spindle tree, it must be very hard on plants with the double hit of high temperatures and no rain,
thanks for continuing to host tree following, Frances
No need to apologise, but it’s great to see you back!
Your hornbeam looks lovely – sadly I saw a dead street hornbeam in Cardiff Bay the other day, the leaves all rusty brown after the drought.
Best wishes π
that’s so sad, though it and any other trees looking dead may come back next year, trees and shrubs sometimes shed their leaves as a means of survival, by shedding leaves they need less moisture to survive, let’s hope, Frances
I’m hopeful for the Euonymus, as some green has reappeared, although not so hopeful for a poor shrivelled hornbeam street tree I saw in the Bay.
All the best π
The drought has been really hard on some of the trees in the garden, I think I have lost a couple despite trying to water them.
But at least Quince Major is doing well!
And we can probably all stop watering again now…
All the best π
Sad to see this tree has suffered in the dry and hot weather.
My post is for Liz’s black walnut and my medlars, linked here as usual. xx
I’m hoping it may yet survive…
Your medlar and walnut are looking amazing!
All the best π
Just in time again, and again, thanks for hosting. Sorry to hear about your continued drought and heat. We’re doing a bit better, but this will still go down as a hot dry summer.
No need for sympathy now – we are having plenty of rain again!
I’m still loving your box maple – I wonder if the people in the big metal box know you are blogging about it?
Best wishes π