Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Seedling

This is a stump of a venerable Sassafras/Sassafras albidum they had to cut down in Green-Wood. (Luckily, it had a twin right next door….)

Anyway, a Tuliptree/Liriodendron tulipifera has gained a roothold in a crack in the old wood.

mthew

One response to “Seedling”

  1. Paul Lamb

    Near my house there is a magnificent catalpa tree with a juniper growing out of a split in one of the lower branches. I don’t think the juniper will ever thrive, but I suspect it will last as long as the catalpa.

    I don’t have any sassafras growing at my Ozark land, which is a shame.

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