We have one in front of the house that is thornless and is currently alive with white flowers.
And bees. Tons and tons of bees buzzing around this tree.
Too bad you have to walk under it to get to the front door. I might owe the UPS guy a tip at Christmas for risking his life delivering packages.
It has this great crooked, gnarled growing habit.
Reminds me of my Mom's arthritic hands. Twisting and turning at strange angles.
Or the mean old apple trees from the Wizard of Oz.
Linking with Fishtail Cottage's Cottage Flora Thursday.
Well, you could either give your UPS guy a monetary tip, or a beekeepers outfit... ;)
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Gloria
I love the picture with the bee - all the pollen on his leg, very awesome! Honey bees don't sting too often (they die if they do) so you shouldn't have to worry, wasps are another story because they can sting repeatedly.
ReplyDeleteApple trees from the wizard of oz always gave me the willies! LOL! I still think of that movie when I drive by an orchard!
ReplyDeleteDo the blooms have a scent?
ReplyDeleteYou could have a honey business. Make the bees earn their keep.
As a little girl, I was afraid of those darn apple trees. To this day, I've never seen the movie in its entirety.
Your photos are great and I didn't know that there were any without thorns. They planted these in front of our "new" high school. No one messed with them for sure! I thought they were pretty but hated the thorns.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of the Oz apple tree! Too fun.
Hugs- tete
Stunning photos. Your special tree looks like something out of Harry Potter.
ReplyDeleteThat Apple Tree in the Wizard of Oz scared me to death... and was permanently scaring! :) Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, Pam! I especially love the one with the bee!
ReplyDeletePam- What a great tree! I love that it is all gnarly and twisted! Kinda reminds me of my mind! lol I am glad you have one tree that does NOT have all those awful thorns! Hugs- Diana
ReplyDeleteGreat tree, thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteThat's a really pretty tree! And those look like fairly harmless honeybees, which are becoming rare, so your tree should be consided a wildlife refuge! Hey, the government should be paying YOU money for that! Those mean trees in Oz give me the creeps, but not your pretty tree! :-)
-Pam
Thanks for linking up this post at Cottage Flora Thursday's - that tree is so cool! xoox, tracie
ReplyDeleteWow! I wish I could have found a thornless hawthorn. I planted one by the greenhouse and it has to come down! Deadly!!
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