I've seen this tree now for seven autumns here in the mountains. I just recently thought to try and identify it which I think I did correctly. Unless I'm wrong, it is a "weeping silver birch". I read that it is best suited for warm temps in summer and very cold in winter so that is why it appears so beautiful here at the lake.
It's a slow tree - it appears to move through the seasons in slow motion. Some trees get their fall colors and before you know it the leaves are dropping. This one has been moving towards this state it seems for six weeks or so - slowly going from green/yellow leaves to these beautiful gold leaves and still the ground beneath it doesn't have much leaf droppage. (Just realized I don't think I've ever used the word droppage in anything I've written in the past)...Droppage...hmm
The only thing I remember about a "weeping" type of tree is when I was a kid in Kansas and we had a weeping willow tree which my sister and I would play under.
Do you have any weeping trees in your yard or on your street?
It's a slow tree - it appears to move through the seasons in slow motion. Some trees get their fall colors and before you know it the leaves are dropping. This one has been moving towards this state it seems for six weeks or so - slowly going from green/yellow leaves to these beautiful gold leaves and still the ground beneath it doesn't have much leaf droppage. (Just realized I don't think I've ever used the word droppage in anything I've written in the past)...Droppage...hmm
The only thing I remember about a "weeping" type of tree is when I was a kid in Kansas and we had a weeping willow tree which my sister and I would play under.
Do you have any weeping trees in your yard or on your street?
That is a beauty. They look so much prettier beside water.
ReplyDeleteNo weeping trees in our garden as it's not big enough but there are some really lovely laburnums on a nearby road. You don't see them a lot now as people have recognised how poisonous they are.
oh good to know - have to look of "labumums" now. thanks Winifred
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! We also used to use the branches of the willow tree to swing on like a rope swing. Do you remember that?
ReplyDeleteyes yes i do remember that - ...absolutely.
ReplyDeleteMaravilla de luz y color. Es fantástica. Sandy.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo.
Sus ramas parecen cortinas, entre las que se divisa el lago.
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Thanks Laura! and Ventana De Foto (sorry don't know your name)...
ReplyDeleteI love that beautiful golden/yellow color of the leaves. We have weeping willow trees and weeping cherry trees around here.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tree and photo ~ love the golden colors ^_^
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to You,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
That is a pretty tree! We have a variety of tall oaks on our acreage, and one of them has lower branches that droop. An arborist was here with our electric company last year and walked the property with us identifying all of our trees. Did I have a notepad with me, and can I remember them? Nooooo! But I believe he said that the droopy one was a pin oak.
ReplyDelete__ Nature, a fine picture of life's earthly changes Sandy... and we are there. _m
ReplyDeleteas fall scents travel
these cool and painted breezes
gold leaves frame the pond
Such beautiful leaves and I really like the photo of the Lake and the cascading leaves.
ReplyDeleteThe only weeping tree I know is a weeping willow. I have never seen the weeping silver birches, I am even not sure do we have them where I live.
ReplyDeleteSandy, you took a very beautiful picture of this tree. I like how you framed it! This is a very poetic picture!
What a beauty! Droppage is a fun word to use and there is a lot of that in the fall. There used to be a gigantic old weeping willow in the downtown where I grew up. I loved playing under it and climbing it. We had a weeping cherry in our old yard. It was amazing when in bloom!
ReplyDeleteLoving the comments from all of you. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteVal.... I also thought of another name for it "The Let Down" ...only because I watched a series on NEtflix and that term stayed with me...lol. Weeping willows are definitely fun for kids and adults alike. I need to look up weeping cherry.
Kaya, thanks so much. I stood under those branches and the feeling was so awesome looking through to the lake.
thanks Sue , it's such a cool tree.
Linda - oh ...darn - I would have loved a tour with a tree guy naming what I have.
Thanks Magyar. I'm putting that haiku with the photo!
thank you Carol - it was that gold that drew me in.
thanks Connie - two of you have mentioned weeping cherry - i have to go look that up!
That is such a lovely photograph, the colours, the setting just perfect :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan