Doesn’t quite have the same rhyme…….

Some of the Beech looked as though they were on fire today.

I always look forward to seeing the Davidia out in May. Ideal light today to pick out the “handkerchiefs”.

How many springs might they have seen......

We got away with only light damage, so far as I can see in a quick run round, but this was one of the losses. The Ganoderma didn't help. #eowyn #storm

Some wood rotting fungi still about. My ident is not perfect but looks like Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) and Ascotremella faginea. Both on a windblown stem.

Goodbye 2024.

(Sunset, Moray 31/12/2024)

Fascinating building, a favourite of mine. Nice woods too.

I planted this Sweet chestnut to replace a dead Elm, that was on a neighbour’s ground. Close call when the Elm blew in the recent storms.

Always good to look at the structure and shape of trees in the winter, this is a characterful old Horse chestnut.

Well, that’s our single leaved Ash finally succumbed to the storms.

Out with the grafting knife and harvest some shoots this spring. So if anyone has tips on how to successfully graft Ash, let me know as I have tried before and failed.