One of our goals for this year was to learn how to identify the most common types of trees. We were told that this part of the Appalachian mountains has one of the biggest diversity of trees in the US, so it seemed like a good idea. Check out this link: http://www.carolinanature.com/trees/ Well, we have been trying to do just that since we arrived here last summer, but not with much success. It wasn't until Poppop visited and agreed to take us on a tree identification walk around the cabin that we began to see the leaves! (Aunt Elizabeth told us the story of when she was little and had a similar walk with poppop, who asked her to tell her the name of a tree. Since she didn't know,and didn't want to admit it, she said she couldn't see the leaves. That immediately got her a visit to the optometrist!). Poppop spent part of his childhood a little east from here and he knows a LOT about trees and shrubs. He pointed out some of the most common ones around here, like the tulip poplar, the dogwood, the black locust, the black walnut etc. While we walked around, we stapled names to the trees on paper so that we wouldn't forget their names. Then, later, we added a more lasting copper plaque which we made, with the popular name of the tree ad the latin genus. In just that short walk, Poppop identified at least 18 different variety of trees. We hope he'll come back soon, so we can learn some more!
The Happer'sHi! This is Preeti, Jim, Rigel, Luna and I (Aneka). We have recently left our home in Shanghai, China to Somewhereinthemountains, North Carolina. Preeti and Jim are both international school teachers and Rigel, Luna and I are homeschooled. Categories
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