tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post8332714280900959313..comments2024-01-30T05:22:06.674-08:00Comments on A Majority of Two: The Rowan Tree...Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-53273576015972145852011-06-15T09:30:54.585-07:002011-06-15T09:30:54.585-07:00I am a "tree hugger" in the literal as w...I am a "tree hugger" in the literal as well as figurative sense, so your story makes me sad. I too mark the passage of time with the blossoms and the leaves. Last year, a neighbor, down the road, deforested his property - it was disturbing to see.Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-18997899565746114092011-06-10T08:50:18.214-07:002011-06-10T08:50:18.214-07:00Strangled to death by poison Ivy; so sad.
I thi...Strangled to death by poison Ivy; so sad. <br /> <br /><i>I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.<br /><br /> A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;<br /><br /> A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;<br /><br /> A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair;<br /><br /> Upon whose bosom snow has lain; <br />Who intimately lives with rain. <br /><br />Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.</i><br /><br />Alfred Joyce Kilmer.<br /><br /><b>When I re-discovered my first love (Stella) I planted a tiny 'Stella' cherry tree here in my cottage garden.<br />Sadly, Stella died a few years ago but the tree goes from strength to strength. I love it. It will outlive me. Trees are beautiful and essential to our wellbeing.</b>PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-42923719011189357672011-06-10T08:32:47.938-07:002011-06-10T08:32:47.938-07:00Sad to hear the passing of the Rowan Tree. I have...Sad to hear the passing of the Rowan Tree. I have a half remembered idea that the rowan Tree was of significance to druids. Do you know anything about that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-32841636069838347282011-06-10T06:16:36.312-07:002011-06-10T06:16:36.312-07:00Such a shame the ivy choked it. And the birds will...Such a shame the ivy choked it. And the birds will now wonder what happened to the tree.<br /><br />Reminds me of the two gorgeous Gulmohars that brought the sky outside my window to life with their blossoms in spring, and the many birds that came to frolic among its blossoms.<br /><br />The termites brought it down. I realised it late, and nothing I did then on could reverse the damage.<br /><br />Both came hurtling down within days of one another!Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-6028294612268991272011-06-09T18:51:27.023-07:002011-06-09T18:51:27.023-07:00We had a huge and beautiful weeping willow tree on...We had a huge and beautiful weeping willow tree on our street that leaned out over the road. In a windstorm six years ago, it fell down. I still miss it.<br /><br />Today I went out into our easement and pulled morning glory vines off the native plans. Got to keep ahead of that vine, pretty as it is.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-29861052860174728142011-06-08T11:31:42.826-07:002011-06-08T11:31:42.826-07:00My mother always tells me to never have Ivy around...My mother always tells me to never have Ivy around your house, it is not good for the facade. And to also never plant it beside other plants.<br />I guess she did mean to avoid, what you observed there.<br /><br />Also, the birds getting drunk was hilarious!!PinkPanthresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702242762251577851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-56348647852356833042011-06-08T05:28:59.428-07:002011-06-08T05:28:59.428-07:00So sad to lose a beautiful tree! here in southern...So sad to lose a beautiful tree! here in southern New England we have had a terrible scourge this year in the form of some small caterpillars that stripped many trees bare last month. It seemed to favor maples, oaks and some of the smaller flowering ornamentals- I hope they can all recover.Deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171030223413480117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-15719699800370856012011-06-08T01:41:35.322-07:002011-06-08T01:41:35.322-07:00A sad loss for all the residents of your complex.....A sad loss for all the residents of your complex...human and animals alike. We have a young rowan that we planted in the back last year. Heidi grew it from a stray seedling, likely deposited by a bird!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187066038297018869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-26616539671086931122011-06-07T22:28:03.483-07:002011-06-07T22:28:03.483-07:00I have also loved a single tree as a very dear fri...I have also loved a single tree as a very dear friend, so I know how it feels. I'm so sorry that your lovely friend has been killed when it could easily have been prevented. Do you think you might be able to find a small one to keep in a large pot on your deck?heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-52164155289722329352011-06-07T20:41:14.919-07:002011-06-07T20:41:14.919-07:00How very sad. Yes, it will be gone soon, because i...How very sad. Yes, it will be gone soon, because it's definitely been killed by that ivy. Sigh...DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-11982944200182896282011-06-07T20:36:02.491-07:002011-06-07T20:36:02.491-07:00This is also strange to me. You must have very pow...This is also strange to me. You must have very powerful Ivy over there in Canada (lol).A human kind of humanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944399986334367708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-8787900009599247192011-06-07T17:28:30.398-07:002011-06-07T17:28:30.398-07:00I'd never heard of that from ivy either.
It...I'd never heard of that from ivy either. <br /><br />It is always so sad when there is such a loss. We lost 2 trees in the winter last year, and it looks like we lost our aspen tree this year too. I find that so sad.<br /><br />All the squirrels have died, too. I'd heard of that about 25 miles west of us last year. I guess whatever the disease happens to be, it worked its way east. I miss our funny, crazy squirrels.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272307621143522274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-42663385567786131742011-06-07T14:07:21.280-07:002011-06-07T14:07:21.280-07:00Oh, what a shame! Wish I could have seen those dru...Oh, what a shame! Wish I could have seen those drunken birds...they would have fit in with the Canucks fans right now. lolLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-27816052009165153372011-06-07T13:29:47.295-07:002011-06-07T13:29:47.295-07:00Mmmm, and I see that "Krippled Warrior" ...Mmmm, and I see that "Krippled Warrior" said he never heard of that being done by a common ivy.<br /><br />WAS it a COMMON ivy?<br /><br />WAS it a variation on Binder Weed (Vine)????<br /><br />Run for the hills!!!<br /><br />~♥~Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-73583318210559933582011-06-07T13:28:06.040-07:002011-06-07T13:28:06.040-07:00What a loss. What a sad story. Another case of t...What a loss. What a sad story. Another case of the cruelty of Nature. The ding-dang ivy grew up its trunk and choked it to death.<br /><br />A lot like what our neighbor's dang Binder Weed does, to our garden. Or did. When we had the garden area cleaned out this spring... It was such a mess that we olden folk couldn't do it ourselves... <br /><br />Well, they suggested they take out a sweet little bush which "Uncle A." had been nursing along. They said it was in bad shape, and you could see it wasn't doing that well.<br /><br />BINDER WEED (Vine) had come over and grown up in it and was probably choking it. Not helping it anyway. :-(((((((((<br /><br />It is my Quest this summer, to keep our back of our yard free of Binder Weed! My Quest! I just *hate* that invasive thing!<br /><br />So sorry this happened to a beloved tree of yours. Even tho it wasn't on your land. -sigh-<br /><br />~♥~Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-28312733553513023622011-06-07T12:46:03.631-07:002011-06-07T12:46:03.631-07:00Not disagreeing one iota. I just never heard of su...Not disagreeing one iota. I just never heard of such a thing from a common Ivy. WoW. That's a shame.KrippledWarriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693973753642324616noreply@blogger.com