Spindle twig by durleybeachbum

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jan 12, 2013

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Description

Euonymus europaeus, the Spindle tree, has white or pale-yellow wood which was formerly used for making spindles, knitting needles and skewers. The branches are 4-angled when young, getting more corky as they get older. They grow on the edges of woodland and prefer a lime rich soil. This one is growing above Alum Chine, Bournemouth. I find different barks fascinating!

Comments (25)

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Juliette.Gribnau

9:42AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

cool !!!

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jayfar

9:46AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

With four dogs its no wonder you find barks fascinating Andrea!! This is a super image by the way.

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Jay-el-Jay

9:56AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

A good shot of this unual looking wood.

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Wolfmanw

10:05AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

Excellent Shot very unusual looking

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TECHNISTRATIONS

10:09AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

However are you always such an amazing walking human encyclopedia about so many things Andrea? Great shot, and I assume post work for the Bokeh effect as well! I seem to recall you once stated that you were once a teacher beyond your art/photo classes of today... if so what did you teach? You never fail to amaze in all your presentations!

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MrsRatbag

11:07AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

The ranger at Juanita Bay was telling me he'd found one in the woods there, and had put a protective line around it. The flowers were very lovely! I never saw it as big as this. What an interesting shape it takes!

alanwilliams

11:12AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

a lovely shot of this complex twig

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jendellas

11:41AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

It is very different. I saw a very gnarled tree stump yesterday but had no camera :o(

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Faemike55

11:55AM | Sat, 12 January 2013

very cool capture interesting to say the least

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kgb224

12:05PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

Superb capture. God Bless.

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wysiwig

12:59PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

What an unusual shape. A superb image and a botanical lesson all in one place.

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Glendaw

2:16PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

Very odd and unique shape and textures. Wonderful capture,thanks for passing it along.

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jocko500

2:24PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

wonderful

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helanker

2:43PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

Amazing plant and twig :-) Now where have I see this sight before?........hmm.

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auntietk

3:10PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

What a lovely thing! So ineresting, and the angles are just beautiful. I've never seen one, and this is a treat!

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goodoleboy

3:12PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

Fantastic shot of the fascinating twig, Andrea, a species I never even knew existed. I thought all spindles were artificially created from a dowel on a lathe, and now I discover to the contrary.

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kaward

4:21PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

A superb example, and capture!

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sandra46

5:49PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

amazing image

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npauling

7:00PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

This has got a very different looking bark, I must go and take a second look at my tree at the bottom of my garden. Great shot.

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three_grrr

7:39PM | Sat, 12 January 2013

superb! love how these brances look. we have a hedge maple .. which had branches somewhat like this when we first bought it and planted it in our yard. Now almost 30 years later, it doesn't seem to have them anymore, but I still love this tree.

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