If you’re a modest tree who feels bashful loosing your leaves each winter, forget feeling awkward because you look great!
Some trees look exceptional in their birthday suits – stout or slender trunks, giving way to a beautiful network of course branches that lead to finer and finer branches and twigs – are just some of the many characteristics worthy of appreciation!
1. Ginkgo – (Ginkgo biloba)
Though I enjoyed (top photo) the artful display of the fallen golden Ginkgo leaves bathing in water; I also enjoy seeing the Ginkgo tree’s winter form and silhouette! You can see, take a good look, that one of the main identifiers of this tree in winter, are these pegs, or they look like golf tees.
The woody pegs
covering the branch identifies it in the winter.
Zooming out a bit on the Ginkgo.
Nut Hatch in Ginkgo tree – Embarcadero Center,
San Francisco (Feb 7, 2016)
2. Japanese Maple – (Acer palmatum)
Take a look at this beauty, below,located in the Japanese Gardens at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. Japanese maples are deciduous, small to medium sized trees selected for their upright, vase-shaped form. In spring, this tree will be covered in finely dissected rich green leaves.
The lovely form of a mature Japanese maple in winter.
What do you think about these trees in winter? Are you a fan?
Happy Gardening!
Nicole