Strange Fruit

Actually I think the trees are stranger than their seasonal decorations.

[Kerri]

Very pretty

[Rick Schies]

They are shedding. Are they birch?

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot. Is this your place?

[Allison Williams]

@bkbinthecity Just a house in my neighborhood.

[Allison Williams]

@digitalrn They are River Birch.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I would have to agree- I don't think I've ever seen peeling orange trees before! Great catch!

[alia_801]

Great textures in that bark - does seem to contrast oddly with the decorations :)

[Helene]

hihi! aren't you funny Allison? :-)

[cglist]

Yes, an odd combination - neat find!

[Carole Imes]

Oh, they are lovely and remind me of the smaller sycamores in our neighborhood with the peeling trunks. "Strange Fruit" ... an old Billie Holiday song....she's a fav of mine ;-)

[Reba]

cool find nicely shot

[bruni]

You're so right..the trunk of the trees look odd. decorations..well to each it's own...

[Phil Howcroft]

allison , is the tree healthy? We have a couple of birch trees in our garden and I've never seen them peel like this (a silver birch and golden birch) !!

Nice POV and angle and a gr8 'allison spot' too :)

[Allison Williams]

@phil_howcroft Yup, river birch have an exfoliating bark. I researched it last year when I came upon a stand of these trees at school. Amazing what you learn when all you thought you were going to do is snap a picture!

[The Blue Gnu]

Does Alice in wonderland live here? Magical and fun.