The tutor shares another of his field finds. Out in the woods a few days ago with the field guide, my simple plan was to identify a new plant. I didn’t know what or where it would be, but expected …
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The tutor shares another field find. Two posts ago I discussed my discovery of a Pacific crab apple. A couple of other discoveries happened in parallel. While thumbing through the guide to find the match for the tree, I sat …
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The tutor discusses a definition that surprised him. Back in the Maritimes, where I grew up, deciduous meant that the tree lost its leaves in the fall. The reason seemed simple enough: the lush leaves, so effective at catching sunlight …
The tutor shares a recent discovery from his neighborhood. About a mile away, a school has a secluded parking lot offset from its main one. On walks, I’ve taken the kids around that school, to that secluded corner, many times …
The tutor continues a survey of the wild plants in the yard. I’ve been looking for other plants to identify. There is one in some gravel; I’d say I’ve pulled it up many times. Yet, it persists. This time I’ve …
Plant identification from field guides: the common sow thistle Read more »
The tutor shares a discovery from his yard. We have a lawn, but also a bark-chip area in front of our house. During a season, I let parts of it grow more or less freely: some very colourful blooms populate …
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The tutor reflects on summers past as he discusses his latest identification. I recall, growing up in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, a tree with deeply furrowed, dark grey bark, and compound leaves whose leaflets were rounded, not pointed. It …