Dr. Bondar talks about making these images through the four seasons:
The camera used to make each of these Tree images.
THE TREES:
HORSE CHESTNUT
NORWAY MAPLE
BEECH
SYCAMORE
WILLOW
SUGAR MAPLE
HORSE CHESTNUT
 The Horse Chestnut tree a.k.a. the Conker tree or the Buckeye tree Aesculus hippocastanum L. |
 Horse Chestnut Distribution: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
 How to make and how to play Conkers! great pix + download: From the Instructables! |
 North American Conkers Championships: The Annapolis Royal Conkers Club |
To help you recognize Horse Chestnut features!
Many different views of Horse Chestnut details from buds to bark and beyond!
NORWAY MAPLE
 The Norway Maple tree Acer platanoides L. |
 Norway Maple Distribution: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
 CBC journalist Evan Dyer recounts the $20 bill Norway maple story of 2013 that spread worldwide… |
 A video guide to the city’s most controversial tree. Halifax has learned to plant tree varieties to create better diverse biosphere. |
To help you recognize the Norway Maple!
Don Leopold, Dendrologist, Environmental & Forest Biology at SUNY,
discusses some of the problems this non-native maple species has caused. He demonstrates some of the features you can use to identify it.
BEECH
 The Beech tree Fagus sylvatica L. |
 Beech tree Distribution:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
 Designer Noboru Nakamura's classic bentwood beech frame POÄNG chair for Ikea |
 Download!How several artists have viewed the Beech! |
A Year in the Life of a Beech Tree!
The Woodland Trust has managed to capture a year in the life of a beech tree — all within one minute!
SYCAMORE
 The American Sycamorea.k.a. Buttonball Tree or Buttonwood or American planetree Platanus occidentalis L. |
 Sycamore Distribution:
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
 From NASA:What on Earth are “Moon Trees”? |
 Wetland ecologist Charlie Hohn illustrates Stories Told by Sycamores |
To help you recognize the American Sycamore!
Don Leopold, Dendrologist, Environmental & Forest Biology at SUNY, discusses the facts of American Sycamore life. He demonstrates some of the features you can use to identify it.
WILLOW
 The Willowa.k.a. “Golden Willow” named for golden-yellow shoots (that darken in 1 – 2 yrs) Salix alba L. var. vitellina Stokes |
 Willow Distribution:USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
 Example of “Willow Legend” plate — a real weeping willow tale! |
 Native American use of Willow |
How Willow bends to artistic vision!
Bonnie Gale demonstrates the living artwork she crafts from the special properties of willow.
SUGAR MAPLE
 The Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum Marsh. |
 Sugar Maple Distribution:USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
The Red Maple Leaves of the Sugar Maple is the signature image of the Light in the Land photography exhibition. You will find more information about the Sugar Maple and its other Acer relatives PLUS many more great features on The Red Maple Leaves page!
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