May 14, 2006: Pruning for mower clearance.

After the cutting -- air.

May 25, 2006: Fessing up: I've got girdling roots, noticed it last summer and hoped it might just go away. Yeah right. My tree is in imminent danger. I can wait no more. I called a certified arborist today. Stay tuned . . .

The blizzard of Feb. 12, 2006

May 2005: This tree will bloom through June. That's why I planted it in memory of my father. He was born on June 2, and of course, there's Father's Day.

Detail of a linden flower.

Spring 2004: The linden provides a backdrop for the Japanese Red Maple.

2004: Bark of an adolescent tree.

Sept. 2003: The Linden held its leaves much longer this year than it has before and the color was beautiful! The yellow tree in the foreground is a red maple (not sure which cultivar, maybe just a plain garden-variety red maple or an Armstrong maple, see my Street Trees page). The red leaves to the right of the house belong to a burning bush. Lush green all summer, it provides privacy for the side yard, and a brilliant scarlet show in fall. In this picture, the burning bush hadn't quite reached its peak fall color. April 10, 2005: Early evening.

A leaf in June 2004. I love heart-shaped leaves. Yellow flowers are my favorite. They mean "friendship."

Midnight in January 2005

Morning

January 2005: Four o'clock shadow.

Sept. 2003: This tree reveals the first sign of fall in my yard.

Halloween, 1999

Christmas, 1999

November 2002. This is what happens when you wait too long to get the perfect "peak leaf color" picture. One day most of the leaves were green; the next, most were on the ground (accompanied by two inches of rain).

September 2003. I really love this tree, dad.

Leaf galls. See the linden fact page for a detailed discussion about galls.

See the Greenspire Linden Growth chart, also known as "Honey I Shrunk the House."

See Julie's Greenspire Linden growth chart For Julie's detailed comments, see the Greenspire Linden fact page Read the latest Tree Grower's Diary blog entry