Self-tutoring about plant identification: the tutor reveals a tough ID, made with a fresh set of eyes. Possibly two years ago, I began noticing a tough plant with a thick stem and disc-like fruits that look like smooth, round leaves. …
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Self tutoring about tree identification: the tutor mentions a find. From afar, I noticed a tree last spring that I couldn’t easily identify. As so often happens, it’s on private property, so I can’t get close to it. The tree …
Self-tutoring about tree identification: the tutor mentions cherry birch. Waiting last week at an office, I gazed out the window, where a tree drew my attention. The tree had a few familiar features; never had I seen them in the …
Self-tutoring about local trees: the tutor mentions the sweetgum for the second time. Back on September 15, 2015, I noted a sweetgum tree in Campbell River. Its star-shaped leaves were how I identified it. Yesterday, I saw one without leaves …
Self-tutoring about local trees: the tutor makes another observation about local dawn redwoods. I wrote a few posts about local dawn redwoods, the most recent here. It will lead interested readers back to earlier ones. Dawn redwood is deciduous here. …
Self-tutoring about dawn redwoods: the tutor shares some ideas about identifying them. In my past two posts,
Self-tutoring about botany: the tutor shares an exciting find from the field. In yesterday’s post I mention a long connection I have with dawn redwoods, despite only recently becoming acquainted. The dawn redwoods themselves have a story. Scientists discovered dawn …
Self-tutoring about botany: the tutor identifies a plant he saw. Yesterday, in a sidewalk garden, I noticed a striking plant. It had big purple flowers, perhaps 8 to 10cm across, consisting of many long filaments. The flowers reminded me of …
Self-tutoring about trees: the tutor mentions a linden he’s noticed. In the northwest corner of a local sports field is a hardwood tree, perhaps 70 ft tall. Its trunk is oval; its max diameter might be 18 inches. The bark …
Self-tutoring about botany: the tutor shares an observation about a red elder. I know of few trees that produce new blooms while their fruit is on. Yet, I (and now you, too) can witness a red elder doing so. In …
Red elder tree flowers and fruits simultaneously Read more »