Looking up a Holly tree.

 It was just a smallish tree in a garden but it caught my eye, and a Holly tree is a beautiful sight in Winter. Merry Christmas tree friends!

Winter Birches

 Birches are beautiful trees at any time of the year, but in Winter they brighten a dark grey day like today.

A winter trio

 Hawthorn, Hazel and Crack Willow from today's walk

An impressive Birch

 Beautiful big Silver Birch near us. I've been meaning to photograph it for years

An Ash and a Willow

 A couple of nice mature trees spotted today.

First an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) growing on a border between a housing estate and some fields.

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Then walking a bit further along there is a very large sprawling Willow. Not sure if its White Willow (Salix alba) or Crack Willow (S.fragilis)

Mixed bag of trees

 Had a walk with the dog and spotted a few nice trees. First some nice Norway Maples (Acer platanoides). Its interesting how trees shed leaves at different times, even though they're the same species!

Then a nice straight Alder (Alnus glutinosa), a tree that never really gets into Autumn. Its leaves remain green for as long as they can before suddenly turning a black-brown, then falling.

Also a small group of Birches (Betula), they may or may not be Silver Birch. Hard to tell without getting up close.

An Almost Autumnal trio

Three trees from a walk today that don't look particularly Autumnal.

Lovely Norway Maple

A beautiful example of Acer platanoides spotted on a walk to the shops. The leaves are colouring up nicely.

The Hidden Life of Trees

 Got this book today 😀

Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Lovely Lime tree

Spotted while out on a walk with the dog, Tilia x europea colouring up.

And a lovely Norway Maple colouring up

Autumnal Whitebeam

 There is a  few of these in a row. They kinda stand out.

Purple Norway Maple

 The Acer platanoides 'Crimson King' in our former street getting its Autumn clothes on. 

Up a Larch tree

 Lovely Larch spotted yesterday, taken with my phone. Almost Autumn

Beech in Staffordshire

A spectacular mature Beech taken in Staffordshire in the 90s (near Chillington)

Beautiful Beech tree

A shot taken in 1991 when I lived in South Staffordshire.
Beautiful mature Beech tree in the middle of a wood. (Fagus sylvatica)

Some big local trees

Photographed today on a walk to the village. With the current Covid situation we can't get out and about as much. Luckily there are some impressive trees on our doorstep!

Sycamore

Some impressive Limes near us too, albeit Tilia x europea

A nice Ash tree by the side of the road

And a nice healthy Conker tree. Many in the area are blighted by the leaf miner.

The Wolf on mount Philo

Wolf trees are those which survive separated from other trees-they are lone wolves.
Here's an interesting article I found about such a tree, a Sugar Maple that has survived all that nature could throw at it.

https://www.charlottenewsvt.org/2020/05/14/the-wolf-on-mount-philo/