I like big butt(ress) and I cannot lie

[Treetopflyer]

Where does your imagination bring you!

 

[Matias]

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no waaaaayyy!!

 

[Neill]

Winnie the Pooh’s house!
Or
Looks like a hand reaching down to scoop some dirt

 

[Matias]

Winnie the Pooh’s house!
Or
Looks like a hand reaching down to scoop some dirt

What a nice boy. Frankly, everything reminds me of her...

 

[Treezybreez]

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Elephant seal on steroids.

 

[Matias]

tardigrade

 

[Bendroctanus]

Cthulu

 

[Treetopflyer]

My goofy ass with a 6’4 wing span in front of the Compton oak colonial Williamsburg Virginia
Cool place to visit if you ever get a chance

 

[Matias]

My goofy ass with a 6’4 wing span in front of the Compton oak colonial Williamsburg Virginia
Cool place to visit if you ever get a chance


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OMG I wanna get all up in that. Tree looks nice too

 

[Treetopflyer]

OMG I wanna get all up in that. Tree looks nice too

I’d hug ya

 

[Matias]

I am keen to see more of those branches though for real. that's crazy looking

 

[Treetopflyer]

I am keen to see more of those branches though for real. that's crazy looking

The Compton Oak - JCCWilliamsburg Master Gardener Association

The former Colonial Williamsburg Garden Historian, Wesley Greene, had a discussion with Scott Hemler, Colonial Williamsburg’s nurseryman this year in August, about the origin of our famous Compton Oak. In the summer of 2023, I began an investigation to see if the Archives at the Rockefeller...

jccwmg.org

 

[Treetopflyer]

I am keen to see more of those branches though for real. that's crazy looking

It really is a phenomenal tree! That link I sent has a couple photos I think of the whole tree
It’s not tall but wide !

 

[Matias]

Oh fuck yea. That's my favorite kind to climb. She's beautiful.

 

[Treezybreez]

The Compton Oak - JCCWilliamsburg Master Gardener Association

The former Colonial Williamsburg Garden Historian, Wesley Greene, had a discussion with Scott Hemler, Colonial Williamsburg’s nurseryman this year in August, about the origin of our famous Compton Oak. In the summer of 2023, I began an investigation to see if the Archives at the Rockefeller...

jccwmg.org

Fascinating! I love it when tree species cross.

 

[Matias]

Fascinating! I love it when tree species cross.

I was oogling the pictures and missed that detail! Sooo cool!

 

[Treetopflyer]

Fascinating! I love it when tree species cross.

It’s a real site to see a beautiful cultivar! How about we meet families there about halfway for each?

 

[Basswood]

A few interesting ones from over the years.

These old weeping cherries always have very interesting root flares. Two of these in my new neighborhood and very incredible trees. Would love to figure out the cultivar. They don’t seem to be grafted?


Camperdown Elm at Smith College


Weird burl/growth on what I think was a pin oak during an inventory project. Not sure what could cause this; maybe Phomopsis?

 

[Matias]

A few interesting ones from over the years.

These old weeping cherries always have very interesting root flares. Two of these in my new neighborhood and very incredible trees. Would love to figure out the cultivar. They don’t seem to be grafted?
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Camperdown Elm at Smith College
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Weird burl/growth on what I think was a pin oak during an inventory project. Not sure what could cause this; maybe Phomopsis?
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That burly oak is the funniest looking tree I have seen; literally laughed out loud

 

[Bendroctanus]

A few interesting ones from over the years.

These old weeping cherries always have very interesting root flares. Two of these in my new neighborhood and very incredible trees. Would love to figure out the cultivar. They don’t seem to be grafted?
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Camperdown Elm at Smith College
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Weird burl/growth on what I think was a pin oak during an inventory project. Not sure what could cause this; maybe Phomopsis?
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Usually the joke is that we tree climbers have big balls but, man, I think that tree is braver than I am.