Contributions of the group Tree ( The beauty of Trees captured by photography )

Blutpflaume

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:34:45 +0000

Die Früchte der Blutpflaume (botanisch: Prunus cerasifera) sind essbar.
Das Fruchtfleisch ist genießbar, aber oft recht sauer, wässrig und weniger aromatisch als klassische Pflaumen. Vollreif schmecken sie süß-säuerlich.
Die Steinkerne im Inneren der Frucht enthalten Blausäure und sind giftig.

Die reifen Früchte eignen sich durch ihren hohen Säuregehalt hervorragend für die Weiterverarbeitung, etwa zu Marmelade, Kompott, Saft oder als Kuchenbelag.

Blutpflaume und Linde (2 x PiP)

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:24:42 +0000

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... wenn ich auf der Sonnenliege gen Himmel schaue, habe ich diesen Blick und die Farben der Blutpflaume und blühender Linde. Das Gesumme der Bienen und anderer fliegender Insekten geben den Ton. Der wunderbare Duft der Lindenblüten ist betörend ... dazu lesen bis man einschläft ...
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Blutpflaume (Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra') -
als Vogelschutz und -nährpflanze
als Bienen- und Insektenweide
die dunkelroten Früchte sind sehr gut für Marmalden

Lindenblüten der Linde (Tilia), ein Malvengewächs,
werden seit langem als angebliches Heilmittel verwendet.
Verwendet für die Herstellung von Tee wird der gesamte Blütenstand mit dem dazugehörigen Hochblatt, die Ernte erfolgt bis fünf Tage nach dem Aufblühen und idealerweise an einem trockenen Vormittag. Die getrockneten Lindenblüten sind gelblich bis grünlich, der aufgegossene Tee ist allerdings von tief goldroter Färbung.
Lindenblütentee soll ähnlich wie Malventee bei Katarrhen der Atemwege aufgrund der vorhandenen Schleimstoffe hustenreizstillend wirken und Halsschmerzen lindern. Anderen Inhaltsstoffen wie Glykosiden wird von manchen Autoren eine angebliche krampflösende, schmerzstillende und entzündungshemmende Wirkung zugeschrieben.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindenbl%C3%BCte

Huge silk-cotton tree

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:29:49 +0000

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Lalbagh Botanical Garden is a 240‑acre horticultural marvel housing India’s largest collection of tropical and sub‑tropical plants, with 1,854 species from places like Persia, Afghanistan, and France. Its most dramatic natural treasure is the centuries-old Kapok, White Silk-Cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra), a 200‑ to 300‑year‑old giant with a buttressed trunk reaching 25–30 meters tall. In spring, the Kapok blooms with huge orange‑scarlet flowers, and by mid‑June its dark‑green pods burst to spill fluffy white silk‑cotton that looks like cotton and feels like silk. The garden also features about 14 other giant silk‑cotton trees with massive girth and roots that form hollow spaces large enough for an adult to hide, alongside the Crystal Palace‑inspired Glass House, a 3‑billion‑year‑old rock, manicured flowerbeds, and a floral clock that changes design with each season.

Misty morning

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:25:42 +0000

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The Citadel That Refused a Single Reality

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sat, 30 May 2026 20:20:17 +0000

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Hanoi’s citadel has been rebuilt, looted, moved, and partly erased, yet it still refuses to die. It began as a Chinese fortress, then in 1010 the ruler moved his capital there after seeing a dragon omen on the Red River, and it remained Vietnam’s political heart for almost 1,000 years. Later another dynasty shifted power to Huế and reused materials from the old citadel, and the French more or less finished the job in the late 1800s by demolishing most of it for barracks and offices.

What’s left feels like a dignified ruin that knows it used to matter. You can still see the Flag Tower, the cannon‑scarred North Gate, the main gate, the former palace platform with stone dragons, a so‑called “Princess’ Palace,” sections of old walls and gates, and an underground war bunker. Archaeologists nearby keep uncovering palace foundations and fragments, which helped turn the site into a UNESCO World Heritage area, even though at first glance it looks like “some gates, a flag tower, and a lot of empty space.”

This makes my photograph oddly fitting: a real image on historic Orwo film that has survived its own small saga. First the film was mishandled and accidentally double‑exposed, then I mis‑set the film speed on the camera, and in the final act a local lab misunderstood it and developed it as black and white, after which the negative had to be painstakingly rescued, as if it insisted on telling the story anyway. While I was photographing this, I somehow managed to lose my wallet, only for it to turn up later in my hotel’s garage, where I had taken my bicycle before cycling to the citadel, so taking this photo became a miniature version of its history: things get lost, nearly erased, and yet somehow find their way back into the narrative.

Erst kam der Donner dann der Wolkenbruch

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:56:11 +0000

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A little place in the countryside

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Tue, 19 May 2026 06:15:21 +0000

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Along a very nice walk near Painswick in Gloucestershire, the path runs through a country estate. Tocknells Court is a historic and architecturally significant Grade II* listed detached country house surrounded by around 40 hectares of private land, complete with 16th century barns.

It was last sold in 2020 for £4.3M / €5M, so, while delightful, it's a little out of our price range!

blue

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Sat, 16 May 2026 12:16:38 +0000

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Baumspiegelung - Enzian, Primel

Calm

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 14 May 2026 17:46:27 +0000

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Late spring view

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Thu, 14 May 2026 06:26:24 +0000

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A countryside view from Nut Hill in Gloucestershire; a small hill managed by the Woodland Trust.

It lies close to the commuter village of Upton St Leonards and is only three miles from the centre of Gloucester. Along with mixed native broadleaf trees, varieties of nut tree including hazel and walnut have also been planted, reinforcing the wood's name.

Tumbledown cottage and wall

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Wed, 13 May 2026 07:29:53 +0000

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HWW - a wall and cottage that have seen better days. This was taken in the Peak District, near Buxton in Derbeyshire.

Living here must have been pretty tough, even when the cottage had a roof.

Clouds behind the trees

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 11 May 2026 17:46:50 +0000

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Mysterious unknown

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:46:34 +0000

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Has this ever happened to you too? You get a photo back and realize it is an unfamiliar scene, taken by your own camera, yet your memory refuses to attach it to any real place. It is one of those side effects of shooting film while juggling several cameras at once… but the result is strangely fascinating.

Rote Rosskastanie

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:36:49 +0000

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Rote Rosskastanie (Aesculus x carnea Hayne)
Erst im Alter von 10 bis 15 Jahren setzen die Rosskastanien Blüten an. Was sich dem staunenden Auge entzieht: In einem einzigen Staubblatt befinden sich circa 26.000 Pollenkörner, in einer Blüte etwa 181.000 und in einem Blütenstand, also einer Kerze, 42.000.000.
taz.de/Kastanienbluete-/!6084752

Sie ist eine um 1818 in Europa gezüchtete Kreuzung aus der Gewöhnlichen Rosskastanie und der im Süden der USA beheimateten Pavie (Aesculus pavia L.). Wie die Pavie ist die Rote Rosskastanie gegen die Miniermotte bisher weitgehend resistent.
www.botgarten.uni-mainz.de/rote-rosskastanie/#:~:text=Interessant%20sind%20aber%20vor%20allem,der%20Bl%C3%BCte%20Nektar%20vorhanden%20ist.

Ivy closeup

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Mon, 04 May 2026 17:04:55 +0000

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Twilight

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sun, 03 May 2026 17:46:27 +0000

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Before Time Was Time

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:04:00 +0000

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Sarge says we gotta take this guy in for questioning, Louie.
Don't get near him, Jake. He'll bite your head off.
This guy? Look at him! He's petrified!
I'm telling you, man, watch out.
How would you know?
I went to school with this guy. He was notorious. A vicious freak.
Yeah? Where was that?
Arcturus3 High School.
That around here?
Not really.
So, you're like, what, French?
Exactly.

(Infrared film reticulated in development.)

Schneewanderer

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:43:28 +0000

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im April - Almhütte im Schnee

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:29:36 +0000

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Z

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:04:25 +0000

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wie Zorro
wie Zirruswolken
wie Zaun

Z - einmal am Himmel die Wolken und einmal auf der Erde die Felsen im Schnee als Mauerreste.
Eine alte Mauer. Sie dienten historisch dazu, Weideflächen abzugrenzen, Vieh zu lenken und Besitzverhältnisse zu markieren. Die Mauern (Trockenmauer) wurden ohne Mörtel ("trocken") errichtet, wobei die Steine geschickt aufeinander geschichtet wurden. Trockensteinmauern sind ein Zeugnis traditioneller Handwerkskunst und eng mit der Geschichte der Almwirtschaft verbunden.
www.unsere-almen.at/geschichte-brauchtum-trockensteinmauern-sind-besonderes-kulturerbe-im-alpenraum/#:~:text=Trockensteinmauern%20sind%20besonderes%20Kulturerbe%20im,Almen