A lovely river town on the way to Hallstatt. Hallstatt! The building on the left is decorated by a two-dimensional pear tree. Cute Hallstatter balconies in the rain.
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Jim - you're a math major right? How can you have a 2 dimensional tree - it would have no thickness and henceforth no space for a vascular cambium to transport its xylem and phloem!!! The proper term is an "espalier." There are many types of espalier - fan, candelabra, Belgian arch, etc. Think of it as pasta - same ingredients, different forms. Next week's lesson will be on: finding a shrubbery.
--Your Favorite Plant Lover (Dan)
Fun Fact: Do you know the pear tree is the national tree of Genovia?
A lovely river town on the way to Hallstatt.
Hallstatt!
The building on the left is decorated by a two-dimensional pear tree.
Cute Hallstatter balconies in the rain. 
1 comment:
Jim - you're a math major right? How can you have a 2 dimensional tree - it would have no thickness and henceforth no space for a vascular cambium to transport its xylem and phloem!!! The proper term is an "espalier." There are many types of espalier - fan, candelabra, Belgian arch, etc. Think of it as pasta - same ingredients, different forms. Next week's lesson will be on: finding a shrubbery.
--Your Favorite Plant Lover (Dan)
Fun Fact: Do you know the pear tree is the national tree of Genovia?
--Plant Lover's Wife (Deb)
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