tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post6705548721184576267..comments2023-11-13T07:19:45.061+00:00Comments on CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: A Tree-Spotter's Guide to Fruits and Seeds: Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-40216262545942031172010-10-22T16:58:22.201+00:002010-10-22T16:58:22.201+00:00Hi Toffeeapple, now's the time to spot a spind...Hi Toffeeapple, now's the time to spot a spindle tree - the foliage goes brilliant crimson in autumn..Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-4644453232535096542010-10-22T16:39:07.423+00:002010-10-22T16:39:07.423+00:00I've never seen a Spindle Tree, but as I'm...I've never seen a Spindle Tree, but as I'm in the same area as Keith, perhaps I should get out more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-12764021332928452202010-10-17T21:11:23.416+00:002010-10-17T21:11:23.416+00:00Thanks Emma, I think I might get as far as part 6....Thanks Emma, I think I might get as far as part 6... it was my brother's idea (he blogs from the Isle of Wight occasionally as Wight Rambles)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-47104202017178545862010-10-17T21:09:04.394+00:002010-10-17T21:09:04.394+00:00Hi Keith, I have a pet theory that common hawthorn...Hi Keith, I have a pet theory that common hawthorn is the more frequent species here in the north because migrating birds like fieldfares and redwings feed on the berries and carry the seeds south, but when they make the return journey there are no Midland hawthorn berries left to carry north .... fanciful and probably unprovable, but plausible .... maybePhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-11942568402725954022010-10-17T21:05:54.375+00:002010-10-17T21:05:54.375+00:00Hi lotusleaf, we sometimes have trouble with plant...Hi lotusleaf, we sometimes have trouble with plants stopping trains here in the UK - often leaves on the line ...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-30983792753442438732010-10-17T21:04:49.996+00:002010-10-17T21:04:49.996+00:00Hi Pete, thanks for your kind comments. Spindle is...Hi Pete, thanks for your kind comments. Spindle isn't very common in the wild but it makes a very attractive small tree for a garden...Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-86889325407873023662010-10-16T15:16:53.325+00:002010-10-16T15:16:53.325+00:00Excellent and informative, Phil. I'll look ou...Excellent and informative, Phil. I'll look out for parts 2-59.Emma Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385447781203785369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-45343400939214107402010-10-16T12:55:17.938+00:002010-10-16T12:55:17.938+00:00Great post Phil.
There's lots of Spindle round...Great post Phil.<br />There's lots of Spindle round here at the moment; those seeds really brighten up the hedgerows. <br />And something else I learnt today; the Hawthorn seed, one or two. Excellent.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-29701599737691794832010-10-16T12:55:11.816+00:002010-10-16T12:55:11.816+00:00Fancy silver birches stopping trains! Interesting ...Fancy silver birches stopping trains! Interesting post, although I don't know any of these trees.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998479738444661160.post-25311872324648773542010-10-16T12:02:09.694+00:002010-10-16T12:02:09.694+00:00Great post, Phil, and some fascinating facts that ...Great post, Phil, and some fascinating facts that I wasn't aware of. <br /><br />I didn't even know of the existence of Spindle let alone ever seen one! And I'll be tearing into those hawthorn "drupes" to check for seeds. As I live in the Midlands I might just get some 2 seeders. <br /><br />One thing I do know about however is sloes, in both their raw and "processed" forms, lol.<br /><br />PetePete Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618623681559061109noreply@blogger.com