I’ve had the Accolade Elm for a few years. It is a fast growing hybrid tree that is resistant to Dutch Elm Disease and Elm Yellows.
The young stems are very corky and different than the native elms on our place.
Suttner’s London Planetree
There is a variegated form of the London Planetree.
So far, Platanus x acerifolia ‘Suttneri’ has grown slow for me.
Feral
This buck goat looks like he wants to become feral.
He looks more wild than deer with his untamed, long hair.
Goat Elm
There is a large Red Elm(Ulmus rubra) in the goat pasture. It is around 10 feet in circumference.
There was another large elm by this elm tree that was taller, but it died from Dutch Elm Disease in the early 1990’s.
Hybrid Chestnut
We have had Hybrid Chestnut trees for awhile. They have produced chestnuts sometimes.
The problem is these are lacking complete hardiness in this location. They needed a better microclimate.
Litterbug
I have been mowing the road ditch and finding a lot trash in there.
I pick it up so the mower is not hitting it and making a bigger mess.
Centaurea
Centaurea is a genus with a lot of different species.
This is another annual flower from that genus.
Lompary Poplar Youth Relived
The Lombardy Poplar is coming back very fast.
It is amazing taking a tree that is a year or two from death and making it new again. Coppicing the aging Lombardy Poplar to the ground has caused it to relive its youth and have incredible, fast growth again.
Pink Seedpod
Something I see in the garden is so beautiful.
Some would say to die for.
Brown Bur Oak
Some old Bur Oaks(Quercus macrocarpa) have been dying lately from disease, possibly from Bur Oak Blight.
They are making room for young trees to take their place.