Something I truly admire on visits to one of my favorite nurseries in Connecticut  – White Flower Farm – is the gorgeous tree standing guard near the front of the property.

The European beech has been described by many experts as the finest specimen tree available.  This one at White Flower Farm was planted in 1958.

Isn’t it something?

While having that beautiful beech on my mind, I was walking around my neighborhood and realized that a tree doesn’t have to be 63 years old to be appreciated.

There is so much about trees to admire.  A couple of trees I passed on my walk, changing with the season, caught my eye.

While I do have favorite trees at nurseries and gardens I visit (such as the copper beech at Longwood Gardens), I can appreciate the humblest of varieties!

I hope you are inspired to take special notice of some local trees or trees you see in your travels.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a fabulous weekend, Jackie

Note:  Some interesting history about the European beech tree From the Arbor Day Foundation website:

The European beech tree has an unmatched place in history. The beechnuts were food for prehistoric man and are still consumed today. The wood has been employed for centuries for both fire and furniture in Europe. Historians claim that the first written European literature was inscribed on Beech bark in Sanskrit. The English word ‘book” comes from the Anglo-Saxon “boc”, a derivative for the Anglo-Saxon “beece” or Beech.