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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.

18 comments:

  1. That is a spectacular tree. I like seeing it through your lens.

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  2. Les, This is so incredibly beautiful!! Stunning photography and oh, I want to be there!!

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  3. Marvelous and beautiful. Wonderful photos of the bees nectaring.

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  4. It 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.

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  5. It's beautiful! Do you know what variety it is?

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  6. What a great catch! It's one thing to witness such a flowering event and yet another to capture it so well...

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  7. I have got to come down to the Gardens and hug this tree. It is beautiful!

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  8. That is so incredibly beautiful! Great tree. Great photograph!

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  9. Wow! Spectacular tree and spectacular photos!

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  10. Georgia | local ecologistApril 21, 2013 9:43 PM

    Wow! I know an under-10 who'd spend whole days in this tree place.

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  11. I know a 63 year old who would like to spend some time under that tree too. It's so beautiful Les.

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  12. WOW, that is one spectacular tree! The branches, the blossoms the entire package is perfect...

    You have plenty of color in your gardens now and congrats on the new addition of your fur baby!

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  13. Remarkable tree! I also like the carpet of pink petals beneath the tree.

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  14. Love the color of the blooms on this grand tree. What a beauty.

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  15. What a gorgeous tree! You capture it so well.

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