Posted in Nature, Trees, tagged London plane, Nature, Trees on September 10, 2019| 4 Comments »
A dead leaf on the London plane I am following in Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay
The end of summer here in Cardiff continued to see changeable weather, most recently blustery showers.
Temperatures are falling suddenly as we move into autumn.
The London plane (Platanus × hispanica or Platanus × acerifolia) I am following in Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, still looks lush and green but was beginning to show signs of weakness when I visited it on September 2. (more…)
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, Trees on September 7, 2019| 10 Comments »
A small hornbeam tree (Carpinus betulus) in Cardiff Bay, heavy with its distinctive little nuts held in leafy bracts
The tree-following link box has now closed for another month. Here in Wales the weather was mixed in August, but managed very high temperatures for the late August Bank Holiday Monday.
Now September has begun and already there is an autumnal nip in the air.
You will find everyone’s updates below, so enjoy exploring…
Alison at the Blackberry Garden – the solitary quince
Erika Groth in Sweden – aspens
JayP – Amblings around Penwith (Cornwall) – flowering dogwood
Pat – Squirrelbasket – the London plane of Mermaid Quay
Andrew – Kind Hearts and Corydalis – Oliver the oak
Flighty’s Plot – Liz’s witch hazel in Lexington, Kentucky, and Mike’s apple tree
Hollis – In the Company of Plants and Rocks – Russian hawthorn in Wyoming – and a rabbit
Frances at Island Threads, off the North West coast of Scotland – hawthorn
If you are new to tree following, read all about the idea here. Why not join us? 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.
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, Trees on September 6, 2019| 8 Comments »
Frilly fruits on the trees in front of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay
There’s always something I haven’t seen before when I am in Cardiff Bay. This time, on a blustery day, I noticed these unusual, heavy fruits on the trees in front of the Wales Millennium Centre. (more…)
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Cardiff Bay, London plane, Nature, Trees on August 13, 2019| 6 Comments »
Seed ball of (Platanus × hispanica or Platanus × acerifolia)
I seem to remember that last month, during a heatwave, I said “Please let it rain”. Be careful what you wish for!
In the last few weeks here in Cardiff we have had very changeable weather, with thundery and torrential rain, gale-force winds and sunny spells in between.
It all seems to have benefited the London plane (Platanus × hispanica or Platanus × acerifolia) I am following in Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay. The tree is looking lush and green in the height of so-called summer. (more…)
Posted in Trees, tagged Trees on August 7, 2019| 14 Comments »
Seeds of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) on a dead branch in my garden
The tree-following link box has now closed for another month.
Here in Wales we have had the hottest day of the year so far, hitting 31C on July 23, followed by severe thunderstorms.
In Cardiff we have been luckier than those in the north of England, where storms a week later washed away a road bridge in the Yorkshire Dales and damaged a dam in the Peak District of Derbyshire.
You will find everyone’s updates below, so enjoy exploring…
Firstly here’s a welcome return to tree following for my linkbox predecessor:
Lucy – Loose and Leafy in Halifax – trees in a tree
Erika Groth in Sweden – aspens
Anni Kelsey in Shropshire – summer trees
Flighty’s Plot – Liz’s witch hazel in Lexington, Kentucky, and Mike’s apple tree
Hollis – In the Company of Plants and Rocks – Russian hawthorns
JayP – Amblings around Penwith (Cornwall) – flowering dogwood
Alison at the Blackberry Garden – quince – suckers
Frances at Island Threads, off the North West coast of Scotland – hawthorn
Pat – Squirrelbasket – the London plane of Mermaid Quay
And here’s a little extra suggested by JayP:
You might be interested in this link to an artist called Kurt Jackson, who has been following a particular thorn tree for the last year. He has an exhibition of the work he made and it is on until 17th August, in St Just in far West Cornwall.
Thanks for that 🙂
If you are new to tree following, read all about the idea here. Why not join us? 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.
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, Tree News, Trees on August 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Here is another round-up of tree news articles from around the world. Click on each of the pictures if you would like to read the full stories.
Monsieur Plant makes tree hugging an art
Botanical artist Christophe Guinet — known as Monsieur Plant — has installed a ‘human-vegetable’ work entitled Tree Hug in Annecy, France, reports Design Boom…
House made of cork is shortlisted for prize
Shortlisted for the 2019 Stirling prize, a house in Eton, UK, at the vanguard of ‘corkitecture’ is broadening ideas of sustainable construction, says The Guardian…
Posted in Nature, Uncategorized, tagged Cardiff Bay, Nature, The Wharf on July 28, 2019| 8 Comments »
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) on the Wharf in July
Last year I walked around the Wharf (former Bute East Dock) in Cardiff Bay almost every month, but in this my second year working at County Hall I am only an occasional visitor. This is partly because I am no longer following a tree beside the Wharf and also because I fear I will not find anything new this second time around.
I needn’t have worried. The view is constantly changing – although mainly because of construction work rather than the plants I see. Here are the images from my latest visit, in early July… (more…)
