Tyler Starr
2 November 2008 from 1045-1100
Location: A walk along the north side of campus, from Belknap, through the path between Smullin and Eaton and along the academic buildings to the east side of the art building, and back
Weather: 54 ̊ F, off and on showers, slight breeze
General: With all of the deciduous trees shedding their leaves, my attention was drawn to many of the coniferous trees on campus. While the Star Trees command so much respect on campus, other cone-bearing trees that I noticed were equally commanding. My favorite was the one that was just outside the art building. Its branches extended far and wide, and its cones were very interesting, protruding upward instead of hanging (see picture). I also noticed another interesting pine tree; it was just as tall as the Star Trees, and yet it seemed so much more fragile and gaunt. Its branches didn’t fill up as much space as the dense, voluminous Sequoias, taking away from its imposing height. It had some pinecones hanging, scattered among its branches. While the ground below the Star Trees had pine cones spread about, I didn’t see any developed cones on the trees themselves. I did see a couple of dense clusters of what were most likely the beginnings of cones, small, light green balls that looked similar to buds.
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