Variegated Norway Maple

My blog friend Astrid has this linkup Mein Freund der Baum  / Tree, my Friend. 
New linkup opens on the last Sunday of the month.

The site Borealforest.org says about Finland the following - plus a lot of information about our forests:

"Finland is Europe's most heavily-forested country.  Forests cover 23 million hectares or 74.2% of the land area. In Europe, Finland is a "forest giant", there being over sixteen times more forest per capita than in European countries on average. Finland's forests have been intensively harvested over the last few decades. Despite the loss of land after the last wars, its forest reserves are now greater than ever before in the 20th century, and they are continuing to grow."

We Finns love our forests and trees, so I have no greater worries, not yet. This beautiful Variegated Norway Maple - Acer platanoides ’Drummondii’ grows in a neighbour’s garden. The photos were taken in early summer and I leave you some information found online:

"An unusual and interesting variety that makes a great landscape focal point; a dense shade tree known for a well shaped crown and straight trunk; green and white foliage changes to yellow with a tinge of pink in the fall. Drummondii is a medium-sized, deciduous tree to around 15m tall with a dense, rounded crown. Its deeply-lobed, variegated leaves have a green centre and broad, creamy-white margins. Clusters of yellow flowers open on the bare stems in spring before the leaves appear."

Auf deutsch / Weißgerandeter Spitzahorn

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Huge Old Trees of Herttoniemi Manor Park

I found a gem & visited The Herttoniemi Manor Park - a wonderful oasis, surrounded by busy roads and modern life of Helsinki. The park dates back to the 1760s, and it got its present look in the 1810s. The park is divided into two parts: one part is a regular Baroque-style garden with flower plantations, the other part is an English style landscape park with ponds, gazebos and wildlife. 

In the manor’s purely Baroque-style garden, long lime alleys, lawns and ornamental shrubs form the overall look. I was totally mesmerised by the park’s gigantic limes, maples and oaks and I gladly share my gorgeous experience with Astrid at Mein Freund, der Baum - Tree, my Friend. No more presentations of these stunning different species. Perhaps the oldest date back to the early years of 1800.

The park was so gorgeous that I’ll tell you in separate posts of the Baroque style garden 

& The wild English style garden.

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Japanische Flügelnuss - Japanese Wingnut

This is a revisit to my blogpost from May 17 this year.

I wrote:

"Finally the nature starts to awaken and there are so many things to be happy about, but this week it is definitely this miracle!

I bought a seedling of Pterocarya rhoifolia - Japanese wingnut - Japaninsiipipähkinä many years ago. It was about 30 cm tall and has grown up till 10 m now. This spring it has miraculously started to bloom for the first time ❤︎ The link says it likes moist soil that I cannot offer. It grows in dry sandy soil and maybe that is the reason it has not bloomed before. But I am so happy about this! It is interesting to see how the blooms / wings develop. The new leaves are very sensitive to spring frosts, hope they stay away."

Flügelnüsse / Wikipedia

EDIT / October:

I tried to find a whole ’portrait’ of this Japanese wingnut, but did not find. So I borrowed it online. My tree is not as wide, but beautiful it is. On the site they said:

Akin to the Causasian wingnut, this Japanese native was brought into cultivation in Europe in the late 1800s, though it is still relatively rare in cultivation. Boasts gorgeous yellow Autumn colour, and fantastic long racemes of winged seed in Autumn into winter. Growing into a large broad tree, it makes a beautiful specimen for a medium to large garden.

My Japanese Wingnut  grows towards the morning sun and I love how 

the light comes through its big leaves.

During the summer months it was interesting to follow how the wings developed.

They grew big and beautiful, and turned brown in the autumn.

It is very exciting to see if there are any new seedlings on the ground next summer!

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