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Larix kaempferi 'Blue Dwarf'

Larix kaempferi 'Blue Dwarf'

From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel

The needles on new tip growth of this larch take a couple extra weeks to colour to orange – catch it at the right time, and you see an odd mixture of blue-green and orange.

11 Comments

Eric in SF commented:

Oooo, this is one of my favorites so far from the Abstract series.

bev commented:

I agree with Eric. Merry Christmas to all.

Eryn commented:

Absolutely! I second the OOooooooo!

Beverley commented:

Larix kaempferi - Z4 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Larix kaempferi - Z5-7 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk

Merry Christmas!

Hazel commented:

Absolutely stunning photos... Thanks Daniel... really appreciate all your efforts. You have just such an unbelievable eye for capturing beauty in everything! Enjoy the rest of your 'vacation'.. you deserve it!
thanks again,
Hazel Dalton

kemm commented:

I add an "Ahhh!" to the "Oooh"s. What a beautiful and extraordinary image!

Maureen Shaughnessy commented:

lovely, Daniel ... i've been really enjoying your abstract series.

christian STAEBLER commented:

I love this one very much. Daniel, are you the photographer from all this abstract serie ? This is all excellent, I really like them. You have a fine sense of colour harmonies and composition.

Liz Bouchard commented:

Thank you Daniel, another lover of abstracts here. This one is wonderful! I also hope you enjoy your vacation. You work hard here, and it shows, every day! Thanks again.
Also wishing you have a very photographically brilliant New Year!

nicole commented:

Is there anyway to get a print of this?

Daniel Mosquin commented:

Thanks all. Christian, yes, these photographs were made by me (unless it says otherwise!).

Nicole, not yet - but soon, if the director agrees to some proposals I've made.

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