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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Cheekwood Botanical Garden
Please click on the images for better detail. You can't really get an essence of the beauty of the leaves, hips, or flowers from looking at the overview of a tree.
Crepe Myrtle trunk
Weeping Norway Spruce
Smoketree
Smoketree detail
Laceleaf Chaste Tree
Laceleaf Chaste tree, detail of leaves
Laceleaf Chaste tree with closer view of flowers
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