merrill - Aug 17, 2012 8:11 pm - Voted 10/10
are thosejust willows along the river?
lcarreau - Aug 17, 2012 9:23 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: are thoseGreat question! The answer is NO ..
This is the Verde riparian zone .. characterized by large stands of desert willow and Goodding's willow, with a few red
willows ..
... yet, dominated by Fremont cottonwood trees, Arizona sycamore, Netleaf hackberry, Velvet mesquite and Arizona ash.
An evasive species is the tamerisk or Salt cedar, which is slowly being eliminated from
the waterway by human management.
On my recent trip to northwestern Alaska,
I noticed a fair amount of cottonwoods and
birches growing at Pilgrim Hot Springs,
where the constant heat has eaten away a
300-foot layer of permafrost.
merrill - Aug 20, 2012 11:02 pm - Voted 10/10
WOW!it was kind of difficult to tell from the pic but it looked like some trees mixed in there, not just a bunch of willows. It's been ages since i've seen a hackberry. That was one of my favorite trees from dendrology class years ago Celtis reticulata. Thanks for the info.
Steve
lcarreau - Aug 20, 2012 11:33 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: WOW!Not a problem, Steve ..
Trees are like that. It's been a long time
since I've seen an Alaskan Red Cedar.
Unfortunately, I have to settle for what we
have in AZ, but trees ALWAYS look greener
on the other side of the brick wall.
merrill - Aug 22, 2012 5:10 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: WOW!that may depend on the color of the brick.
lcarreau - Aug 22, 2012 7:25 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: WOW!In Arizona, it's typically RED ..
That's why I have a strange fetish for
BARBED WIRE ..
: - )
merrill - Aug 25, 2012 3:45 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: WOW!I hope the barbed wire is not red! I've painted a few drops of red on barbed wire before trying to cross them.
lcarreau - Aug 25, 2012 7:58 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: WOW!Hahaha-ha ... there ya go, Steve!
Humor ... seems to be dying resource these
days, especially in my neck of the Woods.
If my neck were RED, I'd probably be labeled
a Redneck, but guess some people can't see
past the sunburn.
Have a nice day, Steve !!!
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