| Pink Mountain SilverbellHalesia tetraptera 'Rosea'(HAYLZ-ee-uh) (tet-ra-TER-uh)Styracaceae You don’t see too many Mountain Silverbell Trees in Connecticut let alone the pink form. So it was a special treat to see this at a house I was visiting. I am not sure why Sliverbell Trees are not more popular as I have enjoyed the culture of my specimen of Halesia carolina. You’ll see that there are several disputes of the naming of this plant in this Wikipedia article.This is shot of Acer platanoides 'Princeton Gold'. It is quite a striking tree even if it is a Norway Maple, which is not my favorite. Although, I do love my dwarf red-leaved Norway ‘Crimson Sentry’. This is what happens when you just stick your camera inside a tree and take a shot. I was hoping to capture some of the limey/gold glow that was radiating from this tree. Not for everybody but it would be a nice color accent in the garden.I going to be having some short posts for a little while. We have moved to 11-hou... |
