tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post1022353295756494077..comments2024-03-15T14:01:26.246-07:00Comments on Where's My Effing Pony?: Silk TreesEnglish Riderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-58976246512717303092009-08-09T15:02:55.233-07:002009-08-09T15:02:55.233-07:00Hi Lydia, I'd love to know what the trees thin...Hi Lydia, I'd love to know what the trees think, being blogged about. Shrug branches maybe?English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-31173815799164874912009-08-09T02:40:40.968-07:002009-08-09T02:40:40.968-07:00Hi! I just posted about our Silk Tree and linked b...Hi! I just posted about our Silk Tree and linked back to this great post of yours. Thank you for adding the photo of the Mimosa to your post. I can honestly say that I don't think I've seen one of those in this part of Oregon.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-11062877511173204512009-07-23T09:42:44.143-07:002009-07-23T09:42:44.143-07:00For my tree loving followers, I have added a photo...For my tree loving followers, I have added a photo of "my version" of a Mimosa tree to the original post.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-69694031752450261672009-07-22T21:49:50.612-07:002009-07-22T21:49:50.612-07:00Hi Lydia,
I agree. It is confusing to me too. The ...Hi Lydia,<br />I agree. It is confusing to me too. The Mimosa I know is different. Same family though. Can you spot my house under the trees?English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-35783969552881633072009-07-22T02:10:08.849-07:002009-07-22T02:10:08.849-07:00I'm so excited to find someone who has a love ...I'm so excited to find someone who has a love affair going on with their Silk Trees! Just yesterday I was out talking to mine (really) while hummingbirds and honeybees darted and floated in and around the canopy of the tree, and I decided I must take some photos and get them on my blog! If I do I will definitely link to your post because you've described them so beautifully.<br /><br />Interesting that people call the Silk Tree a Mimosa. That's what the realtor who sold us the house named it. I was so enchanted with the tree that I researched quite a lot about it. Mimosa is a different tree, but the Silk Tree is referred to as a Mimosa in N. America especially. I read that the Silk Tree is considered a dastardly weed in some sections of the country. But it is also considered a Sacred Tree by ancients according to one book I read . . .Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-32878814730175762492009-07-19T11:04:07.318-07:002009-07-19T11:04:07.318-07:00Delightful, post AND photographs,
GGDelightful, post AND photographs,<br /><br />GGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-26177591004116739352009-07-18T16:33:39.097-07:002009-07-18T16:33:39.097-07:00Owen,
The trees we called Mimosa in France were t...Owen, <br />The trees we called Mimosa in France were the ones with yellow puffy balls of flowers in the spring. The ones which gave their name to champagne and orange juice, which in England may be called a Buck's Fizz. All this to say that my trees are pink.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-29285737776059533602009-07-18T14:11:05.771-07:002009-07-18T14:11:05.771-07:00When we moved into the house we're in now abou...When we moved into the house we're in now about 5 years ago, there was lovely mimosa tree on the side that had branches right by our bedroom window. I loved looking at the almost fern-like leaves on it, and the flowers were heaven. But the previous owner's dog had spent alot of time and energy scratching at the trunk of that tree for some reason only knowable to the dog, and had damaged it so badly that the trunk rotted, and it fell over one day... much to our disappointment. They are gorgeous trees, even if a little messy...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-36636587069089584822009-07-18T10:01:35.429-07:002009-07-18T10:01:35.429-07:00A wonderful, magical post about a wonderful, magic...A wonderful, magical post about a wonderful, magical tree. I have never heard of a silk tree, the name alone allows you to conjure up magical images.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-49083232299735317002009-07-17T20:35:40.705-07:002009-07-17T20:35:40.705-07:00Watercats; I know you don't have the same rele...Watercats; I know you don't have the same relentless blue sky that we have. Our hills are all scorched golden beige. We won't see green again until October. I am happy that these trees are deciduous. Never plant evergreens next to a house.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-19734710529986071142009-07-17T20:33:00.848-07:002009-07-17T20:33:00.848-07:00Shattered; I should sulk because you neglected me ...Shattered; I should sulk because you neglected me (you do know when someone's kidding, right?) but I am too glad that you came back.English Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-33876013077010009622009-07-17T18:05:09.141-07:002009-07-17T18:05:09.141-07:00Such beautiful trees! How lucky you are to have s...Such beautiful trees! How lucky you are to have some in your own yard... I have missed reading your writings!Shatteredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522971021773946033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-75869490714625319512009-07-17T16:05:12.742-07:002009-07-17T16:05:12.742-07:00Ah, the Mimosa. We had one here and, as you said, ...Ah, the Mimosa. We had one here and, as you said, it took over by planting babies all over the place. I think a few children are still lurking somewhere after parent tree passed on. <br /><br />Still beautiful additions to the landscape, however, and your love for them oozes from every word. Luscious descriptions.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-199473719556277362009-07-17T14:24:22.595-07:002009-07-17T14:24:22.595-07:00Lovely post, I love my trees, never had enough lan...Lovely post, I love my trees, never had enough land for trees before I moved to France.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077382147781767424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-2461387151198181792009-07-17T11:33:04.215-07:002009-07-17T11:33:04.215-07:00uhhh..those trees just look stunning! How nice mus...uhhh..those trees just look stunning! How nice must it be to live somewhere hot enough to let such trees block the light.. over here if you have a tree blocking even the tinyiest sprawl of light, it's dead!....Batteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-12911450696730579442009-07-17T06:01:47.661-07:002009-07-17T06:01:47.661-07:00Very lovely post, ma chère. Very lovely indeed.Very lovely post, <i>ma chère</i>. Very lovely indeed.La Framéricainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879118710247405871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-9365294275699879112009-07-17T01:53:41.739-07:002009-07-17T01:53:41.739-07:00The Mimosa is my favorite tree, I have several.
T...The Mimosa is my favorite tree, I have several.<br /><br />The old man next door that had to sell out has maybe the biggest and oldest Catawba tree in this part of the state. Everyday that it still stands I'm thankful the developers may try to work around it. When it blooms, it looks like a billion purple iris and each bloom looks like an individual flower.<br /><br />Art students used to come out every year, just to draw that one tree.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652835323489468820.post-90219646535841073312009-07-16T18:14:37.592-07:002009-07-16T18:14:37.592-07:00Very lovely - we don't have those here.Very lovely - we don't have those here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com