Transformation – a marked change in form, nature, or appearance (growth).
Fifteen years ago we bought a sturdy old house which we then renovated and extended. When we started landscaping the garden, we called in the assistance of a tree felling company to cut off the top half of this old peppercorn tree, which the arborist estimated to be between 60 and 80 years old, and approximately 50 ft tall.
This enormous tree reproduces through the small seeds (also known as “pink peppercorns”) shown in the first image. Quite a transformation, I think.
The tree after it received the trimming. New foliage formed a thick and lush green umbrella during the following months and we enjoyed the shade during the hot seasons for many years.
WPC Transformation
rondomtaliedraai
Ooooo dis ‘n pragtige boom.
Ek het lanklaas deelgeneem die Woensdag pas my regtig nie
HesterLeyNel
Ek het gesien jy het dit laat vaar. Ek het nie op die oomblik tyd om met ‘n kamera rond te hardloop op soek na spesifieke fotos nie, so ek leef ook maar swaar met die uitdagings.
rondomtaliedraai
Nadat ek geval het loop ek nog met my kierie en die met ‘n kamera is nie goeie kombinasie nie
HesterLeyNel
Haai nee man, ek dog jy is lankal gesond en besig om rond te huppel 😳
rondomtaliedraai
O ja my brein het nog nooit ophou huppel nie!
HesterLeyNel
Dis wat belangrik is!
Anne
We had an enormous pepper tree in our garden when I was a child. It was so old that there were hollow places in the thick trunk. I distinctly remember the smell of those crushed berries – what a wonderful memory of something I have not thought of for years!
HesterLeyNel
I love that smell … and my husband hates it. He wanted to get rid of the tree but I put my foot down – there was just no way that I would permit him to have it removed.
travel460
Dit is goeie fotos en beskrywing om die onderwerp te illustreer, Hester.
HesterLeyNel
🙂
Blog Andrew
OMG ‘The Tree’ is fabulous!
HesterLeyNel
🙂 That tree is one of the few things from my ‘previous life’ that I still miss.
Blog Andrew
Quite beautiful
HesterLeyNel
Thank you Andrew
Kameel
O dit was nog altyd my begeerte om ‘n groooooot boom in ons erf te hê. Die beste wat ons kon doen was birches. Jammer julle kon nie die mooie boom saamtrek nie!!!
HesterLeyNel
Ja *sug*. Ons het twee groot peperbome en ‘n wit stinkhout gehad. Die garages, karafdakke en tuin moes rondom en tussen hulle gebou word. My man was amper rasend! Maar die eindresultaat was die moeite werd.
Kameel
My man was die hele oggend uit. Raai met watse fotos kom hy by huis? Nou hy neem baie selde fotos … maar het dié massiewe BOOM gesien; van sy stam en bietjie van sy blare afgeneem en wou weet.of ons weet watse boom is dit.
HesterLeyNel
Eeek, now you’re creeping me out 😳
Kameel
Wens ek kon die fotos hier plaas…. daar lê tot bessies onder op die grond. Hester dit is jy en jou spookstories. Ek begin ook nou kriewelrig raak.
HesterLeyNel
Ek begin dink jou man lees my gedagtes en kom speel dan spook-spook by jou.
Abrie Joubert
Steeds 2 van hierdie bome voor in die tiin en katte is mal oor hulle
HesterLeyNel
Hulle is darem maar lieflik as jy hulle mooi versorg. My man het net altyd gekla oor die bessies in die geute en op sy grasperk, maar hulle ruik so lekker as jy met die grasmajien oor hulle ry.
Abrie Joubert
Dit doen ja☺
Anne J.
That is such a magnificent tree, Hester! provided there are no snakes hiding there, I love trees. 🙂
HesterLeyNel
No snakes there 😃 That tree dates back to my years in suburban Johannesburg. It was a life saver, a bit of nature in the concrete jungle.
Anne J.
Hehe! Great! You know, Joburg is one city that has a lot of trees. It’s easy to see from the Westcliff. Or, any other high place. And I took a pic from our floor at the Intercon on Christmas and you see trees down below it’s awesome.
HesterLeyNel
I worked in the city center (Absa Campus), where we used walkways from one building to the other. I drove into the underground parking early morning and out again late afternoon. No dallying in the streets.
Anne J.
That can’t be too much fun. 😃