The Memory of Tree's

The Lavatera flower under the Fir tree, mum called it a Monkey Tree but I cannot find it on google that looks like that.

The Squirrel getting into the photos again climbing up the Hazel tree.

An Acorn suspended between the glowing leaves on one of the hot sunny days. The leaves are from an Oak tree. I googled the differences between Hazel and Oak trees. The leaves are the clue :)

The Hawthorn berrys loved by the birds, and taken back by me to try to get some of the seed to germinate. It attracts 148 insects I read and is used traditionally as a stock fence in the country with its sharp spines. This Hawthorn had grown into a medium sized tree.

The next door garden had this Pear tree which partially overhung the fence. It was at the middle of the White border.

Two Apple trees had been trained up a wall, and leant towards the right. I wander if having two different species close together guarantee's pollination and the production of fruit. They were very nice to eat too as I tried one. I took the pips for an experiment to try to get one to germinate. The chance of it bearing fruit is 5% I read. I will try anyway as I managed to germinate an apple pip when I was living in Bristol. It always make a special plant if you can germinate a seed you have acquired from something you eat. I succeded with Asda bought Beefsteak tomatos and grew three big tomato plants last year :)

The Gnarled twisty Bark of the two apple trees. Where one ended and the other began I dont know. They needed some pruning I think, and maybe the smaller apples removed so it could grow reasonable sized fruit. I thought of apple sauce, apple pie, and Apple wine.

The Apple trees Gnarly stems..

A silver Birch trunk visible through a gap in the green by the Shed. It was a very light colour and attracted me to photograph the secret tree trunk.

A view of the left hand side of the garden with a Fir tree, and Holly tree in the middle.There were maybe eight species growing in the Garden behind.It was a substantial sized garden to support that many tree's. A lot were left after the area was developed. Old tree's have a charm and a history, and even the builders left them alone. They built around them.

The Monkey Tree? Mum said it had flowers that looked like monkey paws before.If anyone can identify this tree I'd be happy :)

Beautiful Ornate Bark on this Birch tree I think. I loved the way it looked, would have touched it if it had been closer to me.

The Same tree in Profile looking up at its slender trunk, and airy leaves. It is quite stately but not overpowering as it lets light through its branches.

The End of the Garden with the Silhouetted tree's. The Hawthorn, the Hazel tree, A Birch tree that had self seeded in the corner bed, and the Monkey tree. A large Dog Rose bush Scrambled all along the edge of the Fence using the tree's to get Upwards into the light and air.

The Monkey tree with Blue sky. A perfect day of doing Mums Garden with all the birds, bee's, and squirrel watching me. I found it quite hard to photograph tree's. I know very little so I am doing more research into the Native British tree's. Part of my RHS course is to Identify from a list of about fifty tree's. I want to get a book with a key for identifying the tree's.

The blog post title is an Enya Album. I wander if she means her memories of trees (like Horse chestnuts dropping Conkers, or Watching Sycamore seeds drop like Helicopters), or that the Trees have memories of all the life that has happened around them as they grow slowly.

I spent the Evenings watching the Waltons on DVD. The original first series.It was nostalgia for me of Sunny Sunday Afternoons watching the episodes. They were just as good as I remembered, and seem timeless in their simplicity, and honesty.

Thats my Cheltenham memorys of tree's :)