tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772461330370913272.post8643090669124958057..comments2023-10-25T01:22:44.083-07:00Comments on <br><br><br>Pixels at an Exhibition: Travel Thursday: Occidental ColorTom Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575511424823512042noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772461330370913272.post-61457772060532202502009-04-17T04:15:00.000-07:002009-04-17T04:15:00.000-07:00damn, I want all the tree varieties here!
For awh...damn, I want all the tree varieties here! <br />For awhile my Italian friends were renting a house (converted 15th century convent -- way cool) in the middle of an olive orchard (? grove? forest? farm?). Those silvery leaves are gorgeous -- yet another tree that won't thrive in the NE. sighDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334579762393122255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772461330370913272.post-13526131786709427212009-04-16T15:36:00.000-07:002009-04-16T15:36:00.000-07:00On further research, apparently they're found main...On further research, apparently they're found mainly in <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sweetgum" REL="nofollow">the Southeast</A>.<br /><br />Huh! Who knew?Generikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956298489608222478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772461330370913272.post-31391453538036621012009-04-16T15:29:00.000-07:002009-04-16T15:29:00.000-07:00Donna -- I don't know if they grow in other states...Donna -- I don't know if they grow in other states (I suspect they probably do, at least out here in the West), but <A HREF="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=liquidambar&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=fq_nSbqiCKjcswPci7jrAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title" REL="nofollow">liquidambar trees</A> are, to my mind, some of the most beautiful trees around when it comes to fall coloring. The shapes of the leaves are similar to maples (esp. Japanese maples), and it is not uncommon to see red, yellow, orange, pink, purple and green leaves all on the same tree when they start to change color. During the spring and summer, they are bright green. Once they start to change, though, it's like a rainbow forest. Where I grew up in Southern California, and throughout that part of the state, liquidambar trees line the majority of the residential streets in the suburbs. They're one of the few natural ways we Californians have to let us know the seasons are actually changing.Generikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956298489608222478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772461330370913272.post-11700779664904261422009-04-16T14:57:00.000-07:002009-04-16T14:57:00.000-07:00great color and I'm really digging the shapes of t...great color and I'm really digging the shapes of the leaves! What, they were like that when you found them?<br />huh...inteestingDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334579762393122255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772461330370913272.post-15668362137737755592009-04-16T13:31:00.000-07:002009-04-16T13:31:00.000-07:00I saw these earlier but didn't have time to commen...I saw these earlier but didn't have time to comment. <br /><br />I love how the tree has leaves in various colors at the same time. We have all kinds of fall color up here, but rarely on the same tree!<br /><br />Really nice shots.ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311657745784284706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772461330370913272.post-6178070372141834552009-04-16T12:57:00.000-07:002009-04-16T12:57:00.000-07:00And of course, by "fall" we mean "the middle of wi...And of course, by "fall" we mean "the middle of winter," but still. Liquidambar trees are the one of the few season-saving graces in this state when it comes to color.Generikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956298489608222478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772461330370913272.post-36609608746163253742009-04-16T12:10:00.000-07:002009-04-16T12:10:00.000-07:00Who says we don't have any fall color in Californi...Who says we don't have any fall color in California? Okay, not much...but still. <br /><br />Lovely.Tom Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575511424823512042noreply@blogger.com