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Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 27, 2008
02:29 PM Post #5010753
| Tri-colored European Beech 'Roseomarginata'
Fagus sylvatica
Additional info: (aka Tricolor, Purpurea Tricolor)
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/58512/
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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kniphofia
Ashington
United Kingdom
(Zone 8a)
May 28, 2008
01:28 AM Post #5013771
| Fabulous! Isn't this a gorgeous tree? Fieldstone gardens in Maine have a beautiful specimen. |
Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
01:30 AM Post #5013780
| I spotted it yesterday at this wonderful nursery, wish I had room to grow all the plants I photograph! |
kniphofia
Ashington
United Kingdom
(Zone 8a)
May 28, 2008
01:34 AM Post #5013793
| Me too, but one thing I really enjoy is photographing plants at nurseries then when I get home I can look at the photos again and see which ones I think would look good in my garden.
I so enjoy your pictures! |
Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
01:39 AM Post #5013810
| Glad you like them, I enjoy taking them and then being surprised at the fine details this camera gets that I didn't see with the naked etye. My eyes aren't as sharp anymore so when the images pop up on the computer screen, I can see all these wonderful details! |
kniphofia
Ashington
United Kingdom
(Zone 8a)
May 28, 2008
01:44 AM Post #5013818
| Yes that's it exactly, the things the camera lets you see is amazing, that you wouldn't notice with the naked eye. One of the joys of plant (and insect) photography! |
Kell
Northern California, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
01:45 AM Post #5013820
| I planted this tree years ago and then moved it. Big mistake, it lived a year after that. It was too huge to move. A really pretty beech. |
Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
01:54 AM Post #5013839
| Kell, this was at that fabulous & pricey Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, we went and bottled & labeled some wine and hubby dropped me off there while he ran to get something to eat. That place is like a botanical park!
http://davesgarden.com/products/go/view/52/ |
Kell
Northern California, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
02:03 AM Post #5013854
| You think it is fabulous? It is big. I can't say I have ever found anything to die for there. Though I did get a clivia with 6 inch wide leaves there a couple of years ago. |
Kell
Northern California, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
02:04 AM Post #5013857
| PS. That tree is fairly common. I see it all over. I got mine at Navlets in Fremont many years ago. A good price too! They usually are expensive. |
Kell
Northern California, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
02:23 AM Post #5013872
| Sue, I just bought some wine online. Ask your husband if he has heard of Merry Edwards. We had a case of her Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. We finished the last bottle of the SB. It was so good. So I went to her site to order more and they are out of the 2006. I went online to find it and it is now $50 a bottle, almost doubled in price in 1 year. Too much for an everyday wine. So I had to buy a case of the 2007. I hope it ia as good.
So who mixes the wine you bottled? |
Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
02:54 AM Post #5013905
| It was Eckert Estate Winery, a small family winery in Livermore. They make some good Pinot's which is Brad's favorite variety. This was a special for club members, bottle your own for $7 each. Bought 1 1/2 cases and 6 bottles of some of their other wines.
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Kell
Northern California, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
03:32 AM Post #5013937
| That is such a great price!! So you actually bring your own bottles?
Merry Edwards is known for her Pinots. I bet Brad would love them. http://www.merryedwards.com/
Look at her address. LOL |
Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
11:44 AM Post #5015176
| No, they provided everything. He had bottled most of this batch already but saved 2 barrels for Members, it was fun.
Hey, now there's another reason besides nurseries to go back up to Sebastopol, I bet we've driven past there before! Although right now, we have to find the bargains. |
Kell
Northern California, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
01:22 PM Post #5015665
| Did you see if it is open to public? I couldn't find it in their site so I think not, I emailed and asked. They are building a brand new place. |
Calif_Sue
San Jose, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 28, 2008
01:29 PM Post #5015705
| Doesn't look like it's open for tasting. Great reading though, and great recipes. |
