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| March 1st 2012 |
Trees are generally unmissable . . . in the country they live in woods and forests and hedgerows. In towns they line streets or are neatly arranged in parks.
Paved, pedestrianised streets are not exactly leafy. Some have little squares cut in the ground with trees poking through. This street . . . spot the tree?
We have to look up to see it.
Trees underground are even less obvious. Finding them is, perhaps, a minority occupation.
But they are there.
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| April 16th 2012 |
Here is a sycamore in a drain. (Not in the shopping street above but in a residential street in a nearby town.)
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| May 2nd 2012 |
Perspective is difficult when peering with a camera into a drain. This tree begins about two feet underground and is not yet as close to the surface as it looks in the picture.
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| May 2nd 2012 |
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| May 22nd 2012 |
On its way up!
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| May 22nd 2012 |
Larger leaves are maturing. Instead of rising above the dust of the street, dust from the street falls upon it.
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| May 28th 2012 |
Up and over!
The photograph above is from today (May 28th 2012). The tree has begun to emerge from the drain and its leaves are under attack. If it were in a busy main road they would probably be smashed on first appearance. Cars are not gentle. Even in a quiet street it's unlikely this tree will be allowed to grow too tall - which is why I am posting this now. Let's celebrate it while it's there!
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