April 19, 2013
Grandmother Malus
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We have an ancient crabapple (Malus sp.) at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. To part the foliage and stand under the shelter of its branches is to enter another world.
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That is a spectacular tree. I like seeing it through your lens.
ReplyDeleteLes, This is so incredibly beautiful!! Stunning photography and oh, I want to be there!!
ReplyDeleteMarvelous and beautiful. Wonderful photos of the bees nectaring.
ReplyDeleteIt must have taken a lot of restraint and an unbreakable executive order not to prune that thing for all the years it would take to gain that form.
ReplyDeletePrecious tree.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! Do you know what variety it is?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great catch! It's one thing to witness such a flowering event and yet another to capture it so well...
ReplyDeleteI have got to come down to the Gardens and hug this tree. It is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat is so incredibly beautiful! Great tree. Great photograph!
ReplyDeleteWow! Spectacular tree and spectacular photos!
ReplyDeleteWow! I know an under-10 who'd spend whole days in this tree place.
ReplyDeleteI know a 63 year old who would like to spend some time under that tree too. It's so beautiful Les.
ReplyDeleteWOW, that is one spectacular tree! The branches, the blossoms the entire package is perfect...
ReplyDeleteYou have plenty of color in your gardens now and congrats on the new addition of your fur baby!
Remarkable tree! I also like the carpet of pink petals beneath the tree.
ReplyDeleteLove the color of the blooms on this grand tree. What a beauty.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous tree! You capture it so well.
ReplyDeleteMagical.
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