Here’s one of the centenarian apple trees on the WoodenBoat campus that we monitor monthly; it’s basking in yesterday’s bright sun like an octopus standing on its head.
Down the road at Amen Farm, another old tree that we monitor, a weeping beech, was having its usual bad hair day:
The beech dates from before 1958, based on old photographs. Both of these iconic trees are a reminder of the value of loving care. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on February 7, 2025.)