tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post111584657271758541..comments2023-10-14T13:05:11.694+02:00Comments on Peregrinations: Nude cedarsLesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1116797716021292872005-05-22T23:35:00.000+02:002005-05-22T23:35:00.000+02:00Lovely picture, Lesley. And these comments are rea...Lovely picture, Lesley. And these comments are really instructive. Cheers.Saroltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654783148341527229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1115920650625432372005-05-12T19:57:00.000+02:002005-05-12T19:57:00.000+02:00They are native to North America and now mostly in...They are native to North America and now mostly in SE states according to all those websites! I suppose they must have a few planted at Kew but don't remember ever seeing any in GB.<BR/>Anyone who likes interesting trees better go to the jardin public ..... there is an amazing tree called Melia azederach (I had a lot of trouble indentifying it) lots of common names including Bead tree and Persian lilac. It is near the huge cypress on the lawn by the jardin botanique building, not the pond side. It is very tall and is covered in fabulous mauve sweet smelling blossom when in bloom, which I think is now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1115886774657465582005-05-12T10:32:00.000+02:002005-05-12T10:32:00.000+02:00Thanks (non-boring) Deborah too. I just looked it ...Thanks (non-boring) Deborah too. I just looked it up. Apparently the latin name is Taxodium distichum and the knees oxygenate the tree in winter. Do they exist in GB? I'd certainly never seen anything like it before, (in fact I still haven't.)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1115884956428299242005-05-12T10:02:00.000+02:002005-05-12T10:02:00.000+02:00Chauve ...... nude? I like the translation! They m...Chauve ...... nude? I like the translation! They may not have leaves but they do have needles, just like Larches, which are also deciduous conifers. <BR/>Don't think they are rare in their place of origin ...<BR/>(post from bore of the month)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10215844.post-1115881843936933572005-05-12T09:10:00.000+02:002005-05-12T09:10:00.000+02:00Isn't the blogosphere wonderful? All that informat...Isn't the blogosphere wonderful? All that information within half an hour of putting the post up! Thank you very much labs & sticks, now I know a lot more about those knees.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498909370147354617noreply@blogger.com