October 11th tour with Jeff , sign-up here --> link
Meet at 9:00AM Saturday in front of Inman Perk coffeeshop (240 North Highland Ave NE). We will walk for 1 1/2 hours, covering 1 mile of the Beltline, ending at Ponce City Market. (In fact, you can park near the end and walk to Inman Perc...if you want to end the tour near your car).
This Week's Tour...
...met at 9:00AM Saturday in front of Inman Perk coffeeshop (240 North Highland Ave NE).
"The Tourists"...
What a great group of Atlantans (and nearly Atlantans…Fairburn in the house! Happy 3 years together!). I hope I earned the privilege of your time.
Pic of the week...
...is actually me "stumping" for a podcast!!
Completely Arbortrary is a great resource for all things tree. It's just 2 guys that love trees and hope you want to listen. This episode - "All Trees Go To Heaven (American Beech)" - partially inspired some of this month's tour content.
Tree of the week...
...is going to be a repost of ALL OF THEM.
One of our intrepid tourists was interested specifically in growing her tree identification knowledge. It can be tough during the winter, since leaves are such an integral part of identification, but here is the list of the trees I pointed out along the trail:
"Stump" of the week...
...featuring a question raised during the tour that Jeff couldn't answer.
This Week's Tour...
...met at 9:00AM Saturday in front of Inman Perk coffeeshop (240 North Highland Ave NE).
"The Tourists"...
What a great group of Atlantans (and nearly Atlantans). I hope I earned the privilege of your time.
This Week's Tour...
...met at 9:00AM Saturday in front of Inman Perk coffeeshop (240 North Highland Ave NE). We spent 90 minutes together, the majority of which was a great discussion of history, urban tree management, and weather while waiting out a deluge under the Freedom Parkway bridge!
"The Tourists"...
What a great group! Braved the downpour! I hope I earned the privilege of your time.
This Week's Tour...
...met at 9:00AM Saturday in front of Inman Perk coffeeshop (240 North Highland Ave NE). We walked for 1 1/2 hours, covering 1 mile of the Beltline, ending at Ponce City Market.
"The Tourists"...
What a great group! Braved the brisk spring weather! Especially those Florida transplants! I hope I earned the privilege of your time.
Pic of the week...
...is a tree that’s easy to “love”…one of many with “heart” shaped leaves…the American basswood or linden.
The American basswood is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree reaching a height of 18 to 37 m (60 to 120 ft) exceptionally 39 m (128 ft) with a trunk diameter of 1–1.5 m (3–5 ft) at maturity. It grows faster than many North American hardwoods, often twice the annual growth rate of American beech and many birch species. Life expectancy is around 200 years, with flowering and seeding generally occurring between 15 and 100 years, though occasionally seed production may start as early as eight years
Tree of the week...
...is going to be ALL OF THEM.
One of our intrepid tourists was interested specifically in growing her tree identification knowledge. It can be tough during the winter, since leaves are such an integral part of identification, but here is the list of the trees I pointed out along the trail:
"Stump" of the week...
...featuring a question raised during the tour that Jeff couldn't answer.
This Week's Tour...
...met at 9:00AM Saturday in front of Inman Perk coffeeshop (240 North Highland Ave NE). We walked for 1 1/2 hours, covering 1 mile of the Beltline, ending at Ponce City Market.
"The Tourists"...
A beautiful day for a Beltline tour with folks from Tampa, Boston, and all over Georgia...including recent Atlanta arrivals! Welcome to the ATL!!!
