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To Ellie Townsend Jones.

I'm asking about half a dozen tree lovin face book chums to help me to beef up a face book post that I kind of threw out and which deserves a bit more attention - maybe use the post to gather information rather than use the post as an out and out statement (whatever that means!)

~~~ because you grew up in Rylett Road, if I mention the London Plane trees there, you would know exactly what I mean, we share the same "essence". Do you have an image of a tree (in whatever format) which is kind of supersaturated, which defines what a tree is like to you? I would of course attach your name to anything!

Mart

 

 I searched for Plane Ravenscourt Park and found lots and lots of lovely things I'd forgotten about. And some that I didn't even know: for example. do you remember this tree (see link below)? I like the explanation in the attached text, saying why it is the shape it is. My favourite-ever tree was one in the bit of "open" grassland just in from Paddenswick Road. It might have been a Cedar of Lebanon, not sure. But it was ancient, even then, and stood majestically alone, looking down on the jumble of bushes that formed some kind of primitive playground, behind a paling fence. Do you remember that?? The cedar I drew, aged about 12, for a Guide badge. I was no good at drawing, yet somehow produced something that I was really pleased with. So if I had to produce an image for Mart's "homework" I'd be looking at photo shopping a cedar of Lebanon for you. But not today!