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| Unusual bark on this tree |
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| OH!!! These are Kentucky Coffee Trees (Gymnocladus dioicus). Folk wisdom is that Native Americans used the large seeds for a betting game and inadvertently spread this species when they lost the seeds. |
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| Hmmm! I might need to cut a few branches so my cast doesn't get caught. |
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| Viewed from left-to-right, looking downstream |
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| Looking straight out |
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| Looking upstream |
The current is closer to the other side. I think these are "shallows" in front of me and probably get very weedy in the summer. Still, a fine place to fish in the spring.
Is it fine-art Tuesday already?
ReplyDeleteOoops!
ReplyDeleteCompletely slipped my mind.
Its Weds, I was complimenting you on your photos! LOL!
DeleteAre the seeds used for anything else? I believe I have some of those trees in the woods behind the house down to the St. Joseph River
ReplyDeleteLooked up the tree just. Inter web sez the seed pods have to be roasted before consuming. Otherwise the seeds are toxic to humans & animals. It's a great pollenater. Takes both male & female to produce seed pods.
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