tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post1579550366861004651..comments2023-05-09T15:04:53.510+01:00Comments on Experiments with Plants: London Plane Tree (03 MAR 2012)b-a-ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-76444077272209974492012-03-21T21:23:46.607+00:002012-03-21T21:23:46.607+00:00Thanks for the compliment Alberto - sounds like wo...Thanks for the compliment Alberto - sounds like wordless wednesday has got to you!b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-78439935885619043452012-03-21T11:09:35.245+00:002012-03-21T11:09:35.245+00:00I wanted to leave a comment but I realized I have ...I wanted to leave a comment but I realized I have nothing clever to say... I read this post with my mouth half opened. It's always interesting to see things from your scientific point of view!Albertohttp://altroverde.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-31237753441249451322012-03-18T14:58:18.210+00:002012-03-18T14:58:18.210+00:00Thanks Laura - I hoped you would see this post bec...Thanks Laura - I hoped you would see this post because your tree-following was my main inspiration.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-50679624524016121582012-03-18T11:44:50.834+00:002012-03-18T11:44:50.834+00:00so glad you are limelighting the London plane, b-a...so glad you are limelighting the London plane, b-a-g with your usual aplomb and unique viewpoint. Makes me wonder if these giants of our public spaces have convergently evolved their towering height to escape assassination by tree hacking council workers? Imagine the earth as water and their reflections will have as much tracery below as on top.Laura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-32245052722797429832012-03-17T09:09:34.657+00:002012-03-17T09:09:34.657+00:00PS. Thanks for introducing me to 'Metamorphosi...PS. Thanks for introducing me to 'Metamorphosis of Plants'b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-26514240190874586962012-03-16T18:48:01.077+00:002012-03-16T18:48:01.077+00:00Welcome Carol ... and thanks for your kind comment...Welcome Carol ... and thanks for your kind comments. I'm a fan of Stacy too. <br /><br />If I think too hard about my blog, I feel quite embarrassed about my pathetic efforts compared to the transformations in many gardens out there. I've visited your wonderful blog before ... I've always thought of you as one of the grown-up bloggers and I didn't pluck up the courage to leave a b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-33614161066986398272012-03-16T13:12:33.632+00:002012-03-16T13:12:33.632+00:00Inspiring and fascinating musings! I did not know ...Inspiring and fascinating musings! I did not know this about Leonardo. I have long been inspired by Goethe's botanical work and especially his 'Metamorphosis of Plants.' Love the quotes and your photographs of the majestic tree . . . just fabulous! I feel so kindred to your statement beneath the header. Glad to have found your world through Stacy's excellent blog.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-55881596662809095522012-03-14T20:59:51.184+00:002012-03-14T20:59:51.184+00:00Thanks Sage Butterfly - enjoyed your post on Emerg...Thanks Sage Butterfly - enjoyed your post on Emergence.<br /><br />Thanks Nell Jean - The American sycamore is one of the parents of the London plane tree. The sycamores we have in the UK are quite different with seeds like helicopters.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip Donna - maybe I'll be able to join your meme after all ...b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-14381937947122598542012-03-11T17:28:10.171+00:002012-03-11T17:28:10.171+00:00Funny you thought tracery a hard topic to tackle b...Funny you thought tracery a hard topic to tackle because this post is brimming with tree tracery. Your shot of the bare branches against a bright blue sky is a form of tracery in landscaping. It is also how the branching pattern shadows the ground! There is much tracery in the landscape, but it often goes unnoticed, but adds to the overall garden experience, like leaves dappling in the sunlight Donna@GWGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170802942464666382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-80749590381975459522012-03-11T02:50:09.828+00:002012-03-11T02:50:09.828+00:00Interesting post. We tend to take our own trees fo...Interesting post. We tend to take our own trees for granted. The only sycamore that I know is the American sycamore with exfoliating bark.Nell Jeanhttp://seedscatterer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-84624327276750835212012-03-07T22:38:36.360+00:002012-03-07T22:38:36.360+00:00This post was so interesting. I learned so much ab...This post was so interesting. I learned so much about trees. I have always enjoyed seeing their structure and bones in the winter. Now, I will have something else to see this next winter.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-79821580731187837902012-03-05T21:51:49.210+00:002012-03-05T21:51:49.210+00:00Thanks Linnie ... for really digesting this post. ...Thanks Linnie ... for really digesting this post. I had to google Ents because I've never heard of them. I'm sure my pet tree has a spirit too.<br /><br />Thanks Dave, I've found a number of sites which label this tree as fast-growing, but they don't state how fast.<br /><br />Thanks Janet - It's amazing what people achieved before the advent of computers.<br /><br />Thanks b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-48306494967816970792012-03-05T08:47:22.175+00:002012-03-05T08:47:22.175+00:00The plane is really magnificient! Your photos are ...The plane is really magnificient! Your photos are really sharp and this post is really awesome! You ahve present it with a lot of research done!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-52733581056143271362012-03-05T04:50:18.530+00:002012-03-05T04:50:18.530+00:00I like this post most especially the last quote by...I like this post most especially the last quote by Da Vinci. And i echo what Donna said above. I suddenly thought of the Fibonacci numbers while reading this post, and remembered also the first time Donna and i exchanged messages because of the oaks which do not shed leaves in winter, and why! Now if you will excuse me, just reminding you that Linnaeus might turn in his grave if we dont write theAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-73310057304812993912012-03-05T04:10:21.484+00:002012-03-05T04:10:21.484+00:00I enjoyed this post! The London Plane tree is magn...I enjoyed this post! The London Plane tree is magnificent. The earth and its universe functions within the context of scientific laws. I am not surprised that mathematics applies to trees.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-56129817991548731132012-03-05T03:06:54.237+00:002012-03-05T03:06:54.237+00:00And yay for your nicotiana header, though the othe...And yay for your nicotiana header, though the other one was nifty, too, of course!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-33939232010791595922012-03-04T22:12:19.000+00:002012-03-04T22:12:19.000+00:00All fascinating. I have 15 London plane trees on ...All fascinating. I have 15 London plane trees on my property and several of them are that size. I love them but have never noticed the flowers. I will have to be more observant this spring (although the flowers are pretty high up there).Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-56726907832467590732012-03-04T19:26:13.290+00:002012-03-04T19:26:13.290+00:00What a very interesting post. Da Vinci was way ahe...What a very interesting post. Da Vinci was way ahead of his time, wasn't he? And thanks for the link to his web site.<br />I wouldn't have known much about plane trees before this.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-30950822384948510702012-03-04T19:24:43.388+00:002012-03-04T19:24:43.388+00:00I really like the modern art - not a phrase I use ...I really like the modern art - not a phrase I use often. And I miss plane trees, they are so very common in London, for the reasons you say, but not so much elsewhere in the UK. I wonder whether they are relatively fast growing? I may plant one, if so, as they are very handsome.David Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194429506546837258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-27330666680087095552012-03-04T17:30:19.533+00:002012-03-04T17:30:19.533+00:00That is one awesome tree. And I got all caught up ...That is one awesome tree. And I got all caught up in the Da Vinci website--what a great link, b-a-g. I had never thought of trunks evolving exactly, to boost up the leaves competitively. And for the first time I considered that trees sort of have exoskeletons with the life flowing inside like blood in veins. My final thought was of Ents--hard for my mind to stick with science. But you do help me linniewhttp://linniew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-91430090716980795642012-03-04T16:16:34.596+00:002012-03-04T16:16:34.596+00:00You're welcome Donna (GEV) - it's a pleasu...You're welcome Donna (GEV) - it's a pleasure to be able to contribute to your Seasonal Celebrations meme.<br /><br />Thanks Donna (GWGT) - I've always suspected that humans aren't such superior beings. <br /><br />Thanks Stacy - I don't really want to know the age of the tree - then I can keep imagining that it's hundreds of years old. There's no signpost and I've b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-69383974344509926932012-03-04T15:17:29.247+00:002012-03-04T15:17:29.247+00:00b-a-g, you are a fascinating guy. I have always be...b-a-g, you are a fascinating guy. I have always been interested in the works of Davinci. Your post brings it to a level away from the usual Mona Lisa, or flying machines for that matter. I certainly do like your favourite tree.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-49328352389906197372012-03-04T08:47:10.985+00:002012-03-04T08:47:10.985+00:00Thank you for an interesting post, it is always go...Thank you for an interesting post, it is always good to discover a scientifically minded gardener. Mathematics will always provide an insight in to form and structure in living organisms, however in biology there are usually too many variables to make the application of mathematical formulae strightforward. This should not encourage us to throw the text book out of the window it should stimulate Croft Gardenerhttp://www.croftgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-510880603774854012012-03-04T02:58:48.110+00:002012-03-04T02:58:48.110+00:00I really enjoyed the approach, b-a-g, and in more ...I really enjoyed the approach, b-a-g, and in more than one way. It's nice to see the tree at a distance and then get closer to see what a fantastic shape it has. Do you have any sense of how old this tree might be?Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-28992956611677778112012-03-04T01:57:54.395+00:002012-03-04T01:57:54.395+00:00Dear b-a-g, Such a very clever posting! You obviou...Dear b-a-g, Such a very clever posting! You obviously did a lot of research for it. And impressive pictures. I love that quote by da Vinci. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.com