Tree and Twig

A tree and ecology blog by Kell Andrews, author of DEADWOOD, a middle-grade book about a cursed tree. Especially likes photos of big trees, arborglyphs, native plants, and trees that look like people. Official site at www.kellandrews.com

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Butterfly

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Mayapple foliage in June

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Queen Anne's Lace

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Tiny ox-eye daisies

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Huge tulip tree growing through a ruined wall in an abandoned garden along Haverford trail.

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Mayapple

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Buttercups

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Penn Treaty Elm, planted 1896, in front of Penn's College Hall. Descended from the elm under which the Penn Treaty was signed.

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A fairy house, already furnished

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Toad lilies

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I love how the blooms of redbud trace all along the trunk.

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Mayapples and spring beauty

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Camellia

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Went looking for one of my favorite trees -- a state champion red oak at Haverford College. Took me a while to realize that it’s gone. I’m glad I remember this beautiful tree, and I know that it was a hard decision for the college to remove it. They cherish their trees, as I do.

Here are some photos from two years ago when the oak was in its full glory: http://treeandtwig.tumblr.com/post/102777456582/champion-tree-red-oak-at-haverford-college

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Deadwood is a Kindle Daily Deal!

My middle-grade mystery from Spencer Hill Press is an Amazon Kindle Daily Deal today – only 99 cents! I feel like Courtney Cox to Amazon’s Bruce Springsteen.

Get a copy now: https://amzn.com/B00KE4RL3G

About Deadwood:

“…the story is fun and engaging, and the characters have enough depth to make them interesting … budding tree huggers will love the sweet bond that forms between the kids and this unusual personification of Mother Nature.” —School Library Journal (SLJ)

“Danger lurks around every corner, but these two strong characters — both of them sporty and clever, with diverse backgrounds — can hold their own. Short chapters amp up the pace and hold attention, bolstering the story’s wild suspense.” —Foreword Magazine

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German Forest Ranger Finds That Trees Have Social Networks, Too

Peter Wohlleben, a career ranger, has topped best-seller lists with “The Hidden Life of Trees,” describing trees as social beings that communicate on the “Wood Wide Web.”

Trees communicate too.

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I never noticed this stump before. It must have been some amazing tree to have the stone wall and house built around it. It's some amazing stump.