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Title: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: ruweiss on November 01, 2016, 09:56:11 PM: Today we took the chance to visit this park, the weather was unusually warm
and sunny for this time of the year.
Title: Re: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: ruweiss on November 01, 2016, 09:58:56 PM: More pictures:
Title: Re: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: Cfred72 on November 02, 2016, 04:45:46 AM: It is true that with this weather and no wind, the leaves still clinging to trees and the colors shine through sunlight.
Title: Re: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: David Nicholson on November 02, 2016, 09:35:49 AM: Lovely pictures Rudi, many thanks.
Title: Re: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: ruweiss on November 02, 2016, 09:30:59 PM: David, thank you for your friendly comment.
Title: Re: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: Gabriela on November 03, 2016, 05:20:43 PM: I've heard from friends about this beautiful park - thank you for posting the pictures.
What a striking fastigiate evergreen - do you happen to know the species please?
Title: Re: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: Maggi Young on November 03, 2016, 07:02:59 PM: Quote from: ruweiss on November 01, 2016, 09:56:11 PM
Today we took the chance to visit this park, the weather was unusually warm
and sunny for this time of the year.
Happy words indeed - and fun to enjoy such an outing.
Title: Re: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: ruweiss on November 03, 2016, 09:40:10 PM: Maggi, we think, that we must be grateful for such unexpected days.
Gabriela, there was no label at the fastigiate tree at 1050321, but I think,
that it is Sequoiadendron giganteum pendulum. The branches and needles were
like my Sequoiadendron giganteum.
Title: Re: 1.November in the Park of Hohenheim/Stuttgart
Post by: Gabriela on November 04, 2016, 12:03:23 AM: Ah, thank you! I kept thinking at fastigiate cv. species I've seen in various gardens/parks and nothing seemed quite like it. Superbe silhouette :)