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Hanging On

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A few days ago we had a very wet snowfall that lasted a couple of hours and then turned to rain. Some of the oak trees were still hanging on to their leaves and as a result they became covered in wet, heavy snow.

A few were still a bit green yet most had dried and were just clinging …

… but the weight of the snow put an end to that. The sidewalks were covered in oak leaves; the last bit of autumn finally found its way to the ground.

Sometimes, even the trees can be stubborn!

Happy weekend.

39 thoughts on “Hanging On”

    1. Thanks, Allan. Many of the oaks in Penticton are garry oaks, but the pictures in this post show English oaks. There are quite a lot of them near the cenotaph and in the lakeshore boulevards. They’re protected as heritage trees and the city takes good care of them – they’re all wearing their vaccination tags. It’s typical for English oaks to hang on to their leaves like that even right into the spring when they finally drop them for the new growth. A lot came down during this wet snow, though. Cheers.

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    1. The snow didn’t last long enough for that and really slid off pretty quickly since it was so wet, so there was no damage that I saw. The English oaks are odd in that they tend to hold their leaves, often even until the new growth starts in spring! Cheers.

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      1. Good, I’ll take the rain over snow any day! At least it isn’t an ice storm, I’ve seen a few of them in Michigan over the years, they can be brutal!

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        1. Agreed – ice or sleet storms are awful and can do considerable damage. From a climate perspective we’re very rain prone in the winter and might not get any more snow at all. I’m very happy with that!

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    1. I like them, too, Anneli. The pictures show an English oak and its leaves. They are odd in that they tend to hang on to their leaves very late, sometimes even as long as the new growth starting in spring. They like to keep their foliage! 😊

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  9. Dear Lynette
    We especially like your second picture, the colour of the leaves on black is effective. Thanks for showing us your photos.
    We wish you a happy holiday season and a healthy New Year
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 :-):-)

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    1. Yes, that’s so true! English oaks are known for that characteristic. Sometimes they will keep their leaves until the new spring growth starts. They are also extremely long-lived; 1000 years isn’t uncommon. Quite a few trees here are now protected, including a few in the yards of older homes, so no matter what happens to the house (although in some cases the house is protected, too) the tree(s) can’t be removed. I love that.

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      1. That’s interesting. I didn’t know that oaks could live that long. Glad to hear that some of them are being protected. That’s one of the nice thing about living in an older neighbourhood, the trees are more mature.

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        1. A couple of the oaks in Robin Hood’s old hideout, Sherwood Forest, are more than 1000 years old and there are many others that are 400-500 years old. It’s so amazing. I love that about older neighbourhoods, too. Cheers.

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