![]() ![]() Crew colors,” he said, as people called out the hue, starting with red, then maroon, and, finally, wine. He urged the group to describe the buds precisely. In the Ramble’s aptly named tupelo meadow, Russell invited participants to use the hand lenses he distributed to observe the buds on the tips and sides of the tree branches. The olive green, peanut-shaped bud of a tuliptree differs from the scaly, rusty red, spear-shaped bud of a northern red oak tree. ![]() Buds vary by shape, texture, size, placement, and color. Distinct from one another, they offer a quiet beauty. When leaves are gone, for example, leaf buds become more apparent. More subtle than leaves, these characteristics offer alternative ways to differentiate trees and savor their complexity.ĭuring the two-hour walk in Central Park’s forest-like Ramble, where trees and plants are gardened with a lighter touch, Russell pointed out and invited participants to explore the ways trees display their diversity in winter. But in winter, trees reveal other features, such as buds, berries, and bark, that are obscured in the leafy seasons. Russell leads most of the walks in the spring and summer when deciduous trees have their foliage and are easier to recognize and enjoy. Several of the walkers on Saturday were repeat customers, showing that the concept is catching on. He even created a tree species checklist akin to the species lists that birders use to record their sightings, and people who complete his dozen tree walks receive a badge. By appreciating birds, even vying to identify species, birders commune with nature and with each other. Russell uses trees, he says, as portals through which people can connect more deeply with nature. Through a series of 12 walks, he teaches people to identify the 100 most common tree species in the mid-Atlantic region. Russell, a dendrologist, or naturalist who specializes in trees, was leading eight people on a winter tree identification walk in the Ramble as part of his Dendro Lab project. “We usually just think of these almost expressionistic, high-contrast, black-and-white silhouettes, these witchy-looking trees in a winter forest,” Russell said on a December Saturday in Central Park, “but if you get in a little closer, you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, there’s these Winnie the Pooh yellow bitternut hickory buds, and there’s all sorts of interesting things going on.’” But to Carey Russell, founder of The Dendro Lab, these less flashy winter neighbors offer the chance to observe new colors and wonders. The first day of winter conjures up notions of leafless, brown trees that can induce New Yorkers to start “California dreamin’,” as The Mamas & the Papas sang. IPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad iPad, iPad Mini 2, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 4, 9.Carey Russell. IPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro Max: 1290x2796 IPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Plus: 1284x2778 IPhone Xs Max, iPhone 11 Pro Max: 1242x2688 IPhone X, iPhone Xs, iPhone 11 Pro: 1125x2436 IPhone 6 plus, iPhone 6s plus, iPhone 7 plus, iPhone 8 plus: 1242x2208 IPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone 8: 750x1334 IPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone SE: 640x1136 IPhone: iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS: 320x480 ![]()
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