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Macro Monday – From Acorn to Oak Tree

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….June 30, 2025

Last year we had an abundance of acorns. When you have a metal roof you become acutely aware of that fact when they start to fall.

I’ve never given much thought as to how acorns germinate to become trees until this summer. The pathways around my cottage are littered with tiny oak saplings and directly below the leaves are the acorns that have ruptured open and developed roots growing into the ground and leafy stems reaching for the sky. Luckily they are easy to pull up or I would have dozens of unwanted oak trees on my property.

Macro Monday – From Acorn to Oak Tree

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….June 30, 2025

Last year we had an abundance of acorns. When you have a metal roof you become acutely aware of that fact when they start to fall.

I’ve never given much thought as to how acorns germinate to become trees until this summer. The pathways around my cottage are littered with tiny oak saplings and directly below the leaves are the acorns that have ruptured open and developed roots growing into the ground and leafy stems reaching for the sky. Luckily they are easy to pull up or I would have dozens of unwanted oak trees on my property.

Sunday Trees – The Trees at the End of the Road

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…thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2025/06/29/sunday-trees-592/

Every year I record the decomposition of the trees that used to house a treehouse on the edge of the beach. I love all the different stages that they’ve gone through.

Sunday Tree – Of the Oak

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…thanks to Becca Given for hosting Sunday Trees https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2025/06/08/sunday-trees-589/

Last weekend when we were in Kew Gardens there was a special art installation, honouring the oak tree.

This spring and summer, visitors to Kew Gardens can experience Of the Oak, a one-of-a-kind immersive art installation that celebrates the oak tree as a vital hub of biodiversity. (This is from the website)

This is tho oak tree that was scanned for the digital installation

Farewell to the Grand Old Oak

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…across the street

We have enjoyed this lovely oak for 47 years. On average oak trees can live for 150 to 300 years, depending on the variety and its environment. This tree clearly lived here long before we arrived.

In the last few years this oak was showing its age. Last summer a very large branch fell and took out the neighbours’ fence. It was becoming a liability. It was slated to come down this spring and the three day process ended this week.

When I got home later in the day this is what I found.