Trees From Around the World

[longknife]

This one from Yemen blows me away

I've seen these and know they have seeds with shells like armor and an amazing soft center.


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[Treeshepherd]

The California Madrone is one of my favorites.

 

[Porker]

This one from Yemen blows me away

The tree house guy on TV would just have to build walls around the trunk and use the limbs for the roof.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

The California Madrone is one of my favorites.

I have them growing wild in my neighborhood.

 

[Treeshepherd]

I have them growing wild in my neighborhood.

Me too. I like the twisty papery bark. The berries are edible.

They don't live long, relative to oaks and most conifers. But, they make excellent firewood, and that's what's going to be heating my house up tonight.

 

[longknife]

The California Madrone is one of my favorites.

Lord a'Mighty. Ain't seen one a these since I was a kid. Thanks.

 

[Treeshepherd]

I took this pic of a tree last Autumn. It's mostly a picture of ferns. Whatever, I was in the Sinkyone Wilderness Conservation Area, just hiking.

 

[Abishai100]

California Question

Has anyone seen those squishy trees in California? Gosh, what are they called?

I'm thinking of buying an eco-hybrid vehicle. I liked the Priuses that Toyota was making last decade.

The giant tree from Yemen really makes you wonder about the capitalism-playground attitudes behind making tree-houses but using chainsaws to liberally rip down trees for paper. Maybe email will reduce the demand for paper letters.

 

[Kosh]

 

[Silhouette]

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