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Acer griseum |
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Inherited common Birch - probably a Betula Pendula or Pubescens |
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Prunus Serrula |
It's not just the leaves that are full of colour! Check out the paper bark maple (Acer Griseum) and the Birches. I know! Here she goes again but all summer long this fab bark has been hidden by the leaf canopies and suddenly all these naked forms are being revealed fro winter! When these have lost their remaining leaves, the bark will stand out even more. This is exactly what's needed on a dark winter's day. Despite all the hard work devoted to leaf clearing, it's worth every minute. Some of these trees are uplit at night and they look more spectacular in winter than in summer. I find that surprising as I imagined that in summer when there's a lot of leaf surface from which the light can bounce, they would carry more impact. Not so. The skeletal forms of winter are far more striking - especially in snow!
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