Tag Archives: Tree

Random pictures from the Toronto Zoo

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Went to the zoo yesterday. Here are some picture. Some of plants, a few more of animals. Wollemi Pine – This plant was not looking too great earlier in the year but has recovered very well and I was happy … Continue reading →

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New Plant – Red Mangrove / Rhizophora mangle

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Fairly inexpensive for a propagule like one of these so might be worth trying. They can (apparently, I’ve had these only for a number of hours now) tolerate a wide range of conditions from fresh (with extra Magnesium) to brackish … Continue reading →

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I’m back, a small update.

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

Maybe you haven’t noticed because of the Orchid posts that have been slowly popping up but I took a brief hiatus and now I’m back. I basically haven’t written anything new since about the 15th of February and I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Random pictures from the Toronto Zoo from December

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

These are some pictures I’d taken at the Toronto Zoo back in early December. Platycerium bifurcatum. Also note the Epipremnum aureum in the background taking on its mature split-leaf form that you’ll never see from one as a typical houseplant. … Continue reading →

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Picture Archives: Europe 2008 Part 2: The Netherlands, Switzerland & Italy.

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

Young Ginkgo biloba trees line a street in Wassenaar. Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam. I think I’d have appreciated this more now. Regardless, it was closed when I was there. Not such a huge deal at the time but in hind site … Continue reading →

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Fall’s come early this year

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

Not much to say here, snapped this picture of this maple today showing some nice late fall colour relatively early this year. Can’t see it so clearly here but many of the leaves have already dropped. This tree us usually … Continue reading →

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Pictures from earlier this year

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

Three pictures I’d taken earlier this spring but never got to posting. Digitalis ‘Pam’s Choice’ Acer japonica aconitifolium – A really cool tree. Wish I had space. Belamcanda chinensis

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