2008-06-27 »
A very nice group of Umbrella pines (Pinus pinea, family Pinaceae), Batalha - Portugal. Batalha means Battle: this town's name is after the Battle of Aljubarrota, to celebrate the Portuguese victory against Castile (now Spain).
These trees are probably Canary laurels (Apollonias barbujana, family Lauraceae) at Ribeira Brava, Madeira Island - [...]
2008-06-27 » - A DAY OF CELEBRATIONS (this year, it was also the Good Friday) . . .
. . . The beginning of Spring (Northern Hemisphere).
Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum, family Leguminosae) Cascais - Portugal.
. . . . The Arbor Day in Portugal (different countries, different days)
Native woodland of Portuguese Oak (Quercus faginea, [...]
2008-02-18 » - ASSOCIATED BUT NOT LIMITED.
Along the coastal centre and southern lands of Portugal, Maritime - or Cluster - pines (Pinus pinaster, Pinaceae family) and Cork oaks (Quercus suber, Fagaceae family) are frequently found together. This is how the ground looks like underneath them. Near Palmela, Portugal.
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2008-02-16 » among the most beautiful ones I remember seeing.
Common name in portuguese: Pinheiro Manso. Protected tree under the law (Diário da República) nº 178/90, August 3rd. The information panel is about to be absorbed by the trunk growth, and the tree will be seriously damaged if they don't fast move it [...]
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