At the old house we had a horrible apple tree that was there when we arrived, and which I would have loved to have got at with a flame thrower.
Why did I hate it so much? If you are Orcadian, do you remember the days when schoolkids used to get a tree to take home and plant?
Well, I got a lovely rowan tree that was planted in the corner of the garden, beside the apple tree... Unfortunately, there wasn't enough room for the rowan tree, and the apple tree's roots strangled its roots so that my poor wee rowan never grew very big.
However, I've got to begrudgingly admit that the apple tree was bonny when covered in blossom (I've got a photo somewhere... I'll try to find it sometime). And it did manage to produce the occasional apple... not that you would have eaten them!
Why did I hate it so much? If you are Orcadian, do you remember the days when schoolkids used to get a tree to take home and plant?
Well, I got a lovely rowan tree that was planted in the corner of the garden, beside the apple tree... Unfortunately, there wasn't enough room for the rowan tree, and the apple tree's roots strangled its roots so that my poor wee rowan never grew very big.
However, I've got to begrudgingly admit that the apple tree was bonny when covered in blossom (I've got a photo somewhere... I'll try to find it sometime). And it did manage to produce the occasional apple... not that you would have eaten them!
I think what makes this photo so bonny (imho) is the fact it's taken at night. The flash makes the tree look so green against the dark blue of the sky.
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