Asher Kelman
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Share images of the trees in your garden and neighborhood that help to make your place home.
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Old Olive tree in front of my house!
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
My neighbors lemon tree!
The ox ope t was a student of mine when I was a Professor at Boston University. Now both he and several sons are well respected ophthalmologists!
What an amazing chance that I can now pick lemons from his Tree decades later!
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I love the Sienna colored sections of bark of the pine trees along Sunset Blvd near my home!
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James Lemon
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I interesting set of images Asher !!! I really enjoy this one the most it seems to jump out at me for some reason.
Asher Kelman
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James Lemon
Well-known member
That is a possibility Asher but in any case I really like the image !
Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Hi, Asher,
Thanks for that lovely shot.
I don't know what that strip of lawn where the trees are is called in Beverly Hills, but where I grew up in the Cleveland area we called that the "tree lawn".
There were always complicated arguments about lot lines and whose responsibility it was to maintain the "tree lawn" in various ways.
In all the places we have lived lately there have been no such. Some places didn't even have sidewalks, but we do here in Alamogordo (this neighborhood was developed in perhaps 1978.)
Best regards,
Doug
Thanks for that lovely shot.
I don't know what that strip of lawn where the trees are is called in Beverly Hills, but where I grew up in the Cleveland area we called that the "tree lawn".
There were always complicated arguments about lot lines and whose responsibility it was to maintain the "tree lawn" in various ways.
In all the places we have lived lately there have been no such. Some places didn't even have sidewalks, but we do here in Alamogordo (this neighborhood was developed in perhaps 1978.)
Best regards,
Doug
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
We are responsible for the tree lawn care. Some folk plant succulents and others just let it grow until the City Inspectors threaten fines, LOL.
Folk with dogs carry inverted plastic bags with which they hygenically remove whatever their canines drop on the grass!
James Lemon
Well-known member
The balsam poplar is one of Canada’s hardiest trees, ranging from coast to coast and North into the boreal zone. The buds of the tree produce a sticky, fragrant resin which is known to have a variety of medicinal properties. The ointment made from the balsam poplar winter buds is called “Balm of Gilead” and can be used to relieve chest congestion, treat skin problems, and reduce muscle pains. Honey bees also use the antibacterial properties of resin to self-medicate their colonies. They coat their hives with the resin which helps protect their colony from fungal and bacterial infections. The resin is also highly flammable, making the twigs great for starting fires
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Interesting tree. Did the medicinal uses get borrowed from Native American Continent tribes or did colonists bring that knowledge with them or gradually it evolved with them?
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James Lemon
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Not sure Asher but that would be logical conclusion .