The Sky's The Limit

The Sky's The Limit

After a previous nighttime rainstorm, a One-seeded Juniper (Juniperus monosperma) hails to a mackerel cloud-filled sky. This was taken between the Beaverhead Flat Road and House Mountain inside the Coconino Nat'l Forest east of Cornville, Arizona. House Mountain is out of the picture to the right. More photos to follow! August 16, 2008
lcarreau
on Aug 18, 2008 10:12 pm
Image Type(s): Hiking,  Flora,  Informational,  Scenery
Image ID: 432981

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SoCalHiker

SoCalHiker - Aug 18, 2008 10:40 pm - Voted 10/10

Beautiful picture!

Hi Larry, that is an amazing pic. Great cloud formation that seems to originate from that tree. Thanks. Cheers, Guido

lcarreau

lcarreau - Aug 18, 2008 11:07 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Beautiful picture!

YEP - YEP! Or ... perhaps the tree originated
from the cloud formation. Thanks, sir Guido !!!

Larry of AZ

flow

flow - Aug 19, 2008 3:54 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Beautiful picture!

i agree. very nice composition!

ciao, flow.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Aug 19, 2008 4:01 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Beautiful picture!

Florian - in your great country of Austria, do
you ever have electrical storms of thunder and
lightning. I suppose you must deal with
avalanches and seasonal flooding. Who is it in Europe that has the most wildfires?? Would that be southern Spain?? Have a nice day, my friend!

Larry & ciao!

flow

flow - Aug 19, 2008 4:11 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Beautiful picture!

yes, we do have storms of thunder and lightning with floodings, hail etc. in summer and avalanches in winter. of course it depends on the region. but no wildfires. as you mentioned it's a problem in the southern regions of spain, greece and italy!
thank you, but i'll have a nice night now :)
ciao, flow.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Aug 19, 2008 4:19 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Beautiful picture!

I'll have a nice right now too! Luckily, I
received a rare day off from work. Thanks, flow!!

Marcsoltan

Marcsoltan - Sep 13, 2008 1:38 am - Voted 10/10

Great shot of this Juniper tree

sky and clouds.
I have a couple of Junipers and after four years they haven't grown any bigger than two feet.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Sep 13, 2008 7:16 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Great shot of this Juniper tree

I have observed Junipers on a daily basis
for the past 15 years, but my research is
sketchy. The Utah Juniper, Alligator Juniper
and One-Seed Juniper seem to grow GREAT here
in central Arizona.

For Nevada/California areas, you have to ask
Anya Jingle or 'tarol.' One time, I
transplanted some Sequoia trees in a yard
in northern Utah. Last I heard, they were
doing remarkably well!

p.s. - (The Juniper in this photo is growing
at approximately 4,000 feet in elevation.)

Larry

Marcsoltan

Marcsoltan - Sep 13, 2008 9:02 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Great shot of this Juniper tree

Thanks for the information Larry. I'll ask Anya about them, or I'll just yank'em and plant something else.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Sep 13, 2008 10:48 pm - Hasn't voted

Yes, no problem ....

Yanking them is a viable option!! : - )

I'm thinking the humidity was too tough on
their little root systems.

Marcsoltan

Marcsoltan - Sep 21, 2008 9:04 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Yes, no problem ....

Never thought humidity would hurt the plant. But, then again, these are tropical plants, so you may very well be right about too much humidity. We live only two blocks from the ocean, and it's very foggy hear in our area.
Thanks for the tip Larry.
Marc

lcarreau

lcarreau - Sep 22, 2008 10:47 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Yes, no problem ....

Plants follow the environmental contrasts of
the land. My Biology instuctor was BIG on the
"Three D's" of life sciences.

Diversity - Density - Distribution

Good luck on finding the (awesome)
landscaping to fit your individual needs!!!

Larry

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