February 19th, 2008
The Yellow Poplar, is one of those trees that makes you think of a really great park. Nice and tall, up to 200 feet, beautiful broad leaves, and it spreads nicely.
Sometimes called the “tuliptree” because of it’s lovely blooms, the Yellow Poplar is the state tree of Indiana. It has soft white wood too, but […]
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February 12th, 2008
So, I’ve decided to go with a non-edible tree today. Maybe my appetite for munchies is low, being winter and all. My appetite for trees however is hearty as usual.
Today, the beautiful (and tiny) Royal Purple Smoke Tree:
This is not a tree I know a whole lot about - but it’s a great tree. I […]
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February 4th, 2008
I don’t think I ever knew how pretty pomegranate trees are. Then I was looking around recently and found the Papaya Tree Nursery. This nursery has the single most incredible tree photo gallery that I’ve quite possibly ever seen. The had a pomegranate tree (among others) and I swear, it was like love at first […]
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January 27th, 2008
Well, I’ve been absent all weekend - which I will explain in the next post. But first the answer the tree quiz (that I promised the other day - bad me).
The answer to this tree hug quiz is Tea Tree.
I use tea tree oil a lot. The other day I was thinking, so… “Is there […]
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January 23rd, 2008
I promise, later today, we will have solutions to the afore mentioned car problems. However, that topic was a tad depressing. So how about a tree quiz?
Hints? Ok…
It’s edible, in limited quantities.
It’s medicinal.
It’s helpful around the house…
It’s an Aussie native and may look like a shrub - but it is a tree.
What tree are we […]
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January 9th, 2008
Just to be sure that you’re keeping up I thought we’d go over our small steps. I know that some readers have taken small steps to heart like tree hugging friend Peggy. Other people have created their own small steps which is equally fabulous.
Here are some of the small green steps you can try with […]
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