Trees... ya gotta love 'em!!Enjoy,
HK
Friday 26 June 2009
Tuesday 23 June 2009
ODD SHAPES
This one looks quite different from trees we know in our countries!The amazing baobab (Adansonia) or monkey bread tree can grow up to nearly 30m tall and 11 m wide. Their defining characteristic: their swollen trunk are actually water storage – the baobab tree can store as much as 120,000 l of water to endure harsh drought conditions.
Baobab trees are native to Madagascar (it’s the country’s national tree!), mainland Africa, and Australia. A cluster of “the grandest of all” baobab trees can be found in the Baobab Avenue, near Morondava, in Madagascar.
enjoy,
HK
Tuesday 9 June 2009
The Chestnut Tree
A film about a girl revisiting the memories of her childhood spent with her mother. Hand drawn animation.
Thursday 4 June 2009
DRIVE THRU,... BUT NOT AT MCDONALDS!!
Have you ever driven through a TREE??
Well,.. in California (USA) it's still possible! If you drive north on Route 101 you'll reach the old growth Redwood Groves of Sequoia Sempervirens.
They are the biggest trees in the world: the giant redwoods of Northern California. Unlike our own local oaks, these wizened sentinels -- many living when Columbus found the New World -- are big enough to drive through. That is, if a car-sized hole has been bored in the center of them first.
In the last century some of them were unfortunately cut down because of safety reasons. Some of them were saved for prosperity in private parks, but a few can still be visited.
Enjoy,
HK
The Wawona Tree at Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA. The tunnel was completed in 1881. Unfortunately the tree fell in 1969.
The famous "Wawona" tree was 227 feet tall, and 90 feet in circumference. In the Mariposa Grove more than six hundred giant Sequoias have been growing here for centuries....the earth's largest and oldest trees.
The opening in the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree was carved in the 1930's. At approximately 6' wide by 6'9" high there is ample space for the cars of today to pass through the tunnel. The Chandelier Tree can be found at Legett, California.
The Tunnel Tree at Sequoia National Park.
The Coolidge Tree was located in Underwood Park, about 185 miles North of San Francisco on Redwood Highway. Unfortunately the Coolidge Tree was cut down.
The Shrine Tree at Myers Flat, California can still be visited in season too. Steel cables securely anchor the tree. In 2003, the owners pointed out they hadn't detected any measurable movement in their monolith, or anything that would discourage tourists from coming to Myers Flat.
The Drive-Thru Stump or Drive-Way Stump, located ath the Redwood Shop in Pepperwood, California, was blown up with dynamite after World War II.
Well,.. in California (USA) it's still possible! If you drive north on Route 101 you'll reach the old growth Redwood Groves of Sequoia Sempervirens.
They are the biggest trees in the world: the giant redwoods of Northern California. Unlike our own local oaks, these wizened sentinels -- many living when Columbus found the New World -- are big enough to drive through. That is, if a car-sized hole has been bored in the center of them first.
In the last century some of them were unfortunately cut down because of safety reasons. Some of them were saved for prosperity in private parks, but a few can still be visited.
Enjoy,
HK
The Wawona Tree at Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA. The tunnel was completed in 1881. Unfortunately the tree fell in 1969.The famous "Wawona" tree was 227 feet tall, and 90 feet in circumference. In the Mariposa Grove more than six hundred giant Sequoias have been growing here for centuries....the earth's largest and oldest trees.
The opening in the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree was carved in the 1930's. At approximately 6' wide by 6'9" high there is ample space for the cars of today to pass through the tunnel. The Chandelier Tree can be found at Legett, California.
The Tunnel Tree at Sequoia National Park.
The Coolidge Tree was located in Underwood Park, about 185 miles North of San Francisco on Redwood Highway. Unfortunately the Coolidge Tree was cut down.
The Shrine Tree at Myers Flat, California can still be visited in season too. Steel cables securely anchor the tree. In 2003, the owners pointed out they hadn't detected any measurable movement in their monolith, or anything that would discourage tourists from coming to Myers Flat.
The Drive-Thru Stump or Drive-Way Stump, located ath the Redwood Shop in Pepperwood, California, was blown up with dynamite after World War II.
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