Today I finished some more panorama things.
The final result is this:
I personally liked this one too; it has a real “panorama feeling”.
And while making the panorama’s in Hugin (free software), at one point I got this strange result.
One detail really stroke my eye.
Working in the arboretum today I came into a wasp nest. But I discovered it a bit too late. Some wasps were already attacking me. Not a really pleasant experience!
Started 9.00am (first make appointment with John &cie, and said goodbye to John&Paul) light mowing along the still unnamed track where I worked a few days ago.
Up to the open space / fence (Walnuts!)
This track is clear on both sides for some 10mtr. steeper parts on both sides not done. (Job still be to done for John&/ofJacky with the light weedeater – first the side of the Ridge, of course)
Cleared along the fence with the oak paddock a few mtrs. Steep! Also connected to Ridge ( → beginning of the Ridge) .
Did some rootsuckers of Populus again today.
Started some mowing along the fence through the open space. When I just wanted to go and have a break John & Jacky & boy Paua ofzo & 2 girls …. (let them write down their names next time / address as well for postcards – like WDC for WDC) popped in. With rakes!
So I stayed. Took one more cup of coffee. Directed John to the last rushes in this area and some 5 mtrs on “the other side of the fence” as well. We did a lot of raking over there. Made some heaps. Perhaps take away? Mind the sheep under one heap!
After 2 hrs. to the Ridge. Under the Nashi. I went to get a ladder (and have lunch). John&Jacky both mowing! When I came back at 3 or so, Diane popped in at exactly the same time. She heard those two mowers. Asked: who is mowing there? Couldn’t believe her eyes to see Jacky mowing. She needed John for a minute or two. I started picking Nashis with the kids.
(We had collected some kilograms of walnuts already. Do the chestnuts next time with the kids!)
John did a lot of heavy rushes mowing.
There are two (dead) trees taken out there. Don’t know the names.
I did some pruning (and removing of old parts of protection) on some trees around Nashi.
We work there again at Tuesday. I think. It’s good to give it a good clean, there. I’ll make some pictures then. Didn’t take pictures today. Stupid. It was really nice to be there with J&J&kids. Kids were most helpful as well (especially with the Nashis! Climbing tree, etc.). Oldest girl had asthma-problems last night.
Made some heaps of wood for chipping again. Small heaps only. Diane had seen the heap along the track. I think she wants it all on the burning heaps that are still everywhere. I want to get some of those burning spots eliminated! Gives real bad structure to the soil. Nothing grows half a year after burning!
So: take out as much rushes&c rubbish as possible. Chip all the wood <75mm. Take all thicker wood out for fire wood (sale). John is really into this kind of things. So we will start something like that in this next month. Hope that he continues through the winter, and continue chipping on more regular scale (every two months or so / depends a bit on the season).
We do need funds for that!
Friends of Hackfalls Arboretum – Dutch branch.
I’ll translate the Friends Leaflet in Dutch on: wv&db.wordpress
Some pictures; the first ones out of order (they have to do with (last) saturday:
(some pictures still to come!)
Digitalis purpurea (to show John&cie; lousy picture; replace by a better one) – foxglove.
make a page of this: weeds we are fighting.
Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove
left: Juglans regia ssp. fallax (1994 077), right: Acer negundo ssp. mexicana (1982 002), in the middle: Diane on her bike, and in the background: the hill John cleaned of rushes last Saturday.
Juglans, Acer negundo ssp. mexicana and Diane
041: only the Acer negundo ssp. mexicana (1982 002). Nice picture, I thought; in the foreground some rushes that still have to be cut, but most of the hill is nice and clean!
Acer negundo ssp. mexicana
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Now back to the entrance of the track:
002/003: Prunus (no label) in bad condition at entrance.
Uncle Bob reports: Prunus incisa (1971 019)
Prunus in rather bad condition
004: Prunus cerasifera ‘Lindsayae’ F2 (1971 019) in bad condition; what does it need? this is a seedling from EWH.
Prunus cerasifera in bad condition
006 t/m 010: Populus alba ssp. integerrima (1971 016) (cat says: not a ssp but a var!)
(There is one in B7 as well (with same number! but planted much later: rootsucker from the first one, I believe). Bob says: planted 5 or 6 years ago! 1990 – 2000
This alba is huge. I made pictures in “vertical panorama” (without tripod).
Populus alba var integerrima
Populus alba var integerrima
Bob says: check Poplar ‘Crows nest’! (Dutchman Kraayenoord or Kraaijenoord – from nursery …..
check rootsucker at EWH.
(This remark I don’t understand, myself)
013/014: Same with some dead tree in front. Maple ….
rootsuckers van Populus?
rootsuckers from Populus
rootsuckers from Populus
rootsuckers from Populus
024/025: Populus? no label Astria 1987 083
029 t/m 031: ook weer Populus? no label
032: Populus tremuloides (1977 017)
034: leaves of Populus tremuloides (1977 017)
leaves of Populus tremuloides (1977 017)
016 t/m 021: (old, unreadable label says: Malus hybrid) I suppose 1969 102: Malus domestica ?x? Bob agrees.
Nice tree, with little apples. Needs some pruning. Hangs over the track.
Malus domestica hybrid
Malus domestica hybrid
Malus domestica hybrid
Malus domestica hybrid
That’s been a long time since my last post!
I’ll start to make pages on different trees and (possibly) other issues. The posts in the blog will be very short only.
Yesterday I made a short trip into the arboretum with the Mule. I made pictures of some interesting trees:
- Pinus oocarpa, cat: 1991 193; in G5
small tree. Doesn’t look really beautiful. But it seems to survive. I didn’t find any cones. There is only one specimen in the collection.
