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/

Pine tree

Spotted at Hurworth, County Durham and taken with my phone on a very cold December day.

Old Pear Tree

 A pear tree in bloom in the Victorian kitchen garden at Richmond Castle, Yorkshire back in April

Elder Tree in full bloom

While put on a walk with my dog I spotted this magnificent specimen of Elder (Sambucus niger) in full bloom today. The tree gives its name to the drink Sambuca, although it is not a necessary ingredient.
After the flowers it produces heads of tiny berries that ripen black and used to be fed to horses.
The leaves have a distinctive musky odour, and the stems are hollow, pithy, good for flute making. Also the tree is often host to Jew's Ear fungus, which is edible.

Looking up

While out on a walk with the family we entered a little patch of mixed woodland. I looked up through the greening branches at the blue sky.