tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post7995462056503880970..comments2024-03-29T06:46:10.487-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: The Death of a TreeAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-30496335756556914512013-09-26T09:20:00.333-04:002013-09-26T09:20:00.333-04:00Thanks again for your wonderful comments. It seems...Thanks again for your wonderful comments. It seems that the death of a tree touches many of us. I will take John's advice and wait until spring before having the wood cut up. I'm curious if the apples will become tasty over time. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-52411107302921382202013-09-26T08:32:39.588-04:002013-09-26T08:32:39.588-04:00Lovely eulogy. Thoughtful comments by John which I...Lovely eulogy. Thoughtful comments by John which I second. You will sense the depth a natural demise adds to the landscape.Julie Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668542359534413638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-84192078522871220382013-09-25T22:13:29.554-04:002013-09-25T22:13:29.554-04:00Altoon, I'm so sorry. But I love the saying th...Altoon, I'm so sorry. But I love the saying that there is nothing more alive than a dead tree. If you can keep the deer away, the apples will still ripen on the branches. It would be nice to let that happen. It may be the first time you were able to fully harvest those upper reaches, and in this year of such bounty. You will have the apples this winter, and the wood for next, but why be in a hurry to cut it up? Spring might be soon enough. The snow and sun can claim victory for a season, no harm in that. They always win, or so they think. Burn it where you can appreciate an open flame. Nothing burns like well seasoned apple; yellows, reds, blue and green. Apple twigs thrown on the Webber give off a lovely smoke for meat or fish. You may find that the roots send up suckers in the Spring if you don't mow too close, and the Stump will feed a new generation in defiance of those too quick to cite impermanence and in collaboration with the forces that will put it down again. Perhaps there is a meditation here, so many echos. Apple, the symbol of love, rebirth, and beauty.john s. fairleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482121046821342634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-22313818472410686372013-09-25T21:54:45.169-04:002013-09-25T21:54:45.169-04:00Sorry to hear you lost such a good friend. It is o...Sorry to hear you lost such a good friend. It is odd that our apple tree is almost dead this summer too. It couldn't even muster a few apples this year. It is a sad thing.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-81052220361368393102013-09-25T19:41:01.472-04:002013-09-25T19:41:01.472-04:00It has been a banner year for apples — even on our...It has been a banner year for apples — even on our tree which we don't spray or take care of because there usually aren't that many apples and none of them edible. This year the tree is loaded with huge apples. Our tree is 64 years old and won't be with us too many more years. It was never pruned properly in its early years and has a crotch split where it is taking on water. Hate to imagine the garden without it, so I sympathize with you.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-45137040659646997052013-09-25T18:11:04.231-04:002013-09-25T18:11:04.231-04:00Thank you all for your kind comments. Thank you all for your kind comments. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-91488868928792785092013-09-25T17:57:01.031-04:002013-09-25T17:57:01.031-04:00God that was shocking
well-written as always in yo...God that was shocking<br />well-written as always in your spare style<br />I think about that too, how death is evident all around us in the woods and it seems normal<br />but I think it is right that we do pay particular attention to particular life and deaths around us in our small circles in the world<br />vacuuming and mowing are special horrors for me . . . .<br />thanks for this one<br />stuartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-40245370581563499982013-09-25T17:19:48.028-04:002013-09-25T17:19:48.028-04:00Sorry for your loss, Altoon. It's wood will se...Sorry for your loss, Altoon. It's wood will serve you well when dry enough for your fireplace. This was a year for excessive fruit on the apple trees and peach trees near me. The sickle pears, though, did not do well. Perhaps the overly wet ground did not serve the root system in a healthy way. We still have lots of ground water from a lot of rain this season. DEE SHAPIROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274513222886073447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-63197338447897223402013-09-25T17:08:14.094-04:002013-09-25T17:08:14.094-04:00Beautiful homage to your tree..
Beautiful homage to your tree..<br />gail marie nauenhttp://www.gailmarienauen.comnoreply@blogger.com