maandag 2 maart 2020

Willow path

These pollard willows stand along a cycling and walkway in  Almere Haven. Each year a team of volunteers pollinate the willows alternately as you can see. The next year it's the other's turn.



Some of them have grown into strange artistic shapes but are still alive.

13 opmerkingen:

  1. Makes me think of the Ents in Tolkien's stories. :-)

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  2. Interesting. This is something I would like to see in the growing season.

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  3. I wonder why they get pollinated alternatively. They need to get more bees into the area.

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  4. It's wonderful that people volunteer to pollinate the willows.

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  5. Ik vind wilgen altijd zo Nederlands

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  6. Interesting that they have to be pollinated by humans. I wonder if you will be seeing some green sprouts soon.

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  7. They look so sad but I suppose it has to be done.

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  8. I love the look of pollarded trees Marianne, they look so good too when all the fresh new growth appears 🌳

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  9. I love the look of pollarded trees Marianne and they look so good when the new growth appears 🌳

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