Your bike in front of a nice/interesting tree

[Blue Hills]

Paper handkerchief tree, Kennington Park, south London.

So called because of this:

Only noticed it as it was pointed out to me by a chap I got nattering to on an early evening London lockdown ride.

From China, specifically it turns out, according to wiki:

"South Central and Southwest China from Hubei to southern Gansu.
Main city in Hubei is of course Wuhan.
spooky.
also known as the ghost tree apparently.
It is beautiful though - the white "leaves" starting to drop - I was told that they are only there for a very short time.

 

[avecReynolds531]

Previously posted in the 'something different' section: I passed this tree towards the end of April and it is showing autumn colours already.

 

[Blue Hills]

What where?

 

[Jaykun85]

Its made of wood does this count ?

 

[Mrs M]

Monkey puzzle tree at the park

 

[avecReynolds531]

What where?

No idea of the tree species or why it's leaves are those colours in this season. It's in the Perry Wood area, Kent.

 

[steveindenmark]

You can which way the wind blows in Denmark. 😁🇩🇰

 

[Jenkins]

Last month - Capel Hall Picnic Site between Trimley & Kirton. No idea of the species, but they were in full blossom at the time

 

[Blue Hills]

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Its made of wood does this count ?

no, not even in a minor way

 

[Blue Hills]

Last month - Capel Hall Picnic Site between Trimley & Kirton. No idea of the species,

I must confess to ignorance on pretty much all plant matters.

For folks in london, this may be handy as a guide to the incredible variety plonked in streets and parks.

https://www.treetalk.co.uk/map/#xyz=13.2/51.42005/-0.15903

easier to notice/appreciate them at the moment.

 

[ColinJ]

The 'spooky tree'... AKA The Laund Oak. I took that photo in 2014 when the tree was just about clinging to life. You can see that it was still producing leaves then. It was thought to be over 700 years old, maybe even 800 years old, and thus one of the oldest trees in England. Unfortunately, in January 2017 it finally lost its battle - ARTICLE.

My friend Carrie is the tiny woman in black in that photo. By coincidence, she sent me a picture that she took a few weeks ago showing what is left of the tree now...

It looks as though the landowner intends to keep it there because they have erected a symbolic barrier around it.

 

[biggs682]

A pre covid one .

 

[southcoast]

Cliff top tree.

 

[Blue Hills]

A pre covid one .

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Now that is an impressive beast biggs.
What is it and, roughly, where?
Some sort of redwood?

 

[biggs682]

Now that is an impressive beast biggs.
What is it and, roughly, where?
Some sort of redwood?

I presume redwood and yes very impressive with a nice circular bench .
It's in Horton just south of Northampton