Here is the beautiful driveway as one enters the Chateau Chenonceau in France.
These are the so-called Plane trees or Sycamore trees.
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Driveway (ThursdayTreeLove)
Chestnut (ThursdayTreeLove)
Here is a handsome tree that does not grow in Pune but some of its cousins do grow in northern parts of India.
Without much ado, meet the Horse Chestnut that I saw growing along avenues in Paris. They were massive trees with digitate leaves and were in bloom in May when we visited.
I could not identify to the last detail but suffice that they belong to the Aesculus genus.
Here they are
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Red Glory (ThursdayTreeLove)
Here is a tree from my travels… one that had red foliage in the month of May. I always thought that trees in the temperate climates had these glorious colours in autumn.
But this was an exception I guess.
Here is the lovely Fagus sylvatica ‘Atropunica‘ that I saw in the Luxemborg Garden in Paris.
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Cigar Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)
A wonderful tree that literally stopped me in my tracks! And as I was crossing the road . This was in London but rest assured, I had sufficient time to stay back at the traffic signal and photograph it.
The Cigar Tree – That’s what I think it is!! Catalpa speciosa.
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Theobroma (ThursdayTreeLove)
Chocolate or cocoa is omnipresent in our lives. We use to as a gift or a treat or a comfort food or to reward ourselves or on a cheat day of a diet!
It is made from the fruit of the Theobroma cacao trees. Though an introduced speices in India it is widely cultivated in the state of Kerala.
Here are its flowers. You can read the entire post here.
Unique Tree Unique Place (ThursdayTreeLove)
A unique growth of the Keekar (Accacia) tree at the Longewala War Museum near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
A must visit place obviously to learn and pay homage at the sight of the battle of Longewala and to see this unique tree growing there. Unique for its branching .
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Stopping in my tracks (ThursdayTreeLove)
How many times have you stopped or detoured just to see a tree? It often happens to me and my family are now used to my (apparently) random calls to stop the vehicle.
One such tree (more like a large shrub) caught my attention and stopped me in my tracks.
🙂
This was on the curvy winding roads of Munnar. The tree was the Spiky Powder Puff
aka Calliandra calothyrsus of the Mimosaceae family.
Here it is.
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Another Castle Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)
Here is wonderful tree from the Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh Scotland.
It is said to be a Norway Maple but I cannot be sure. It had beautiful lobed leaves and its cool shade gave huge relief from the Sun on a hot day.
You can read the entire post here. See more photos of the tree here.
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A Castle Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)
Today’s tree is a glorious old Oak tree that grows in the Cardiff Castle in Cardiff.
This is a Holm Oak said to be from the 18th century. I am not familiar with the Oak species as it does not grow in the warm climate of my city.
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Talking Tree (ThursdayTreeLove)
We always wonder how many stories trees would have to share if only they could talk.
I came across this tree that does indeed tell a story and is in the town of Waterford in Wales.
Its a carving on a 23 foot long entire Douglas Fir tree that was uprooted in a storm.
My images do no justice but will definitely give you an idea.
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