Just have to share with you our biggest garden treasure and that is the very rare, I do believe it's perhaps the ONLY one within the USA... Golden Live Oak 'Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold.
We had tea on the balcony and I took this photo just this afternoon.
To the right you see the brown foliage of our sick Italian Cypress...
But this Golden Live Oak ' Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold' looks stunning every spring!
We have it now for 20 years and it is not a tall tree, like the Quercus behind it.
We have it now for 20 years and it is not a tall tree, like the Quercus behind it.
This Golden Live Oak ' Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold' has been a big influencer for selecting our Benjamin Moore Golden Mist color for the exterior of the house.
Don't you love this sight?!
Photo is from April 16 in the morning.
This huge 'Magnolia Namnetensis Flore Pleno' is framing our home nicely, as does the semi evergreen oak on the other side of the house.
All the Pot Plants on the Patio dwarf in comparison...
Turning around makes you see the Golden Live Oak as well as the huge Magnolia Namnetensis Flore Pleno with in the back another huge oak tree...
We got many different oak trees on our property!
Looking past the Magnolia, the Golden Live Oak comes into full view behind the retainer wall, with our Acer Negundo Kelly's Gold Yellow Box Elder.
Stepping back now... To the right you can see the road.
View from our driveway where the two (one already died) Italian Cypress struggle for life and our Windmill Palm.
Against a backdrop from the Quercus Virginiana Live Oak, a green form.
The Acer Rubrum, or Red Maple, gives its best red and the Acer Negundo Kelly's Gold Yellow Box Elder, to the left is also a show stopper!
The above photo is taken this afternoon, from the balcony.
Also our Canary Island Palm (in a pot) is visible here.
This last photo is from April 14, less sunny and thus looking less golden...
Hope you enjoyed our Garden Treasure!
Wishing you a lovely new week ahead and always thanks for stopping by.
In one week I also will find time again to visit you... SORRY!
Related links to our Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold:Don't you love this sight?!
Photo is from April 16 in the morning.
All the Pot Plants on the Patio dwarf in comparison...
We got many different oak trees on our property!
Stepping back now... To the right you can see the road.
Against a backdrop from the Quercus Virginiana Live Oak, a green form.
The above photo is taken this afternoon, from the balcony.
Hope you enjoyed our Garden Treasure!
Wishing you a lovely new week ahead and always thanks for stopping by.
In one week I also will find time again to visit you... SORRY!
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Adam Black (who tried several times to propagate this tree!), together with Jason A. Smith from the School of Forest Resources and Conservation University of Florida/IFAS did show one of my photos towards the bottom of their Pdf: Presentation University of Florida
{Golden Live Oak 'Quercus Virginiana Grand View Gold' in Sunshine at its BEST} | my previous post with more links below
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteit looks wonderful arround your home! I love this golden Oaktree!
Wishing you a lovely nwe week,
sending Love and hugs and blessings,
Claudia xo
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedeine Aufnahmen sind ein Gedicht.
Sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
My dear, you know how much I love your home and outdoors. It`s so nice that I have fall in love just right now.
ReplyDeleteWishing the best week.
MarÃa
Je hebt een prachtige tuin, mooi al die bomen met de zon erop.
ReplyDeleteLieve Mariette,
ReplyDeleteVoor zover ik het kan bekijken ziet jullie grondstuk er prachtig uit met al die mooie kleurige en statige bomen.
Ben op dit moment wel blij dat wij enkel een klein stadstuintje hebben wat weinig onderhoud nodig heeft en voor mij te belopen en te overzien is.
Geniet maar met volle teugen van je natuurlijke rijkdom want en kan van de een op andere dag zomaar anders zijn.
Kreeg net nog vreselijk naar bericht van goede bekende hier in de straat,kreeg voor het weekeind vlek voor oog en binnen enkele uren ook voor andere oog en is nagenoeg blind door oogziekte waar tot nog toe niks aan te doen is.
Goede man keek uit naar zijn pensioen binnenkort en maakte plannen om zoveel mogelijk gaan te genieten van zijn eerste pas geboren kleinkind.
Liefs,Ger
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletebei dir kann man ja nicht von einem Garten sprechen.... das ist ein wundervoller Park - herrlich anzusehen ist dieser wirklich golden schimmernde Baum -
ich liebe die weiße Brücke - euer herrliches Haus - die Veranda.... ich seh mich schon in der Sonne darauf ausruhen...
herzliche Grüße - Ruth
Everything is looking so green and golden and beautiful in your corner of the world.
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky to have this rare and unique tree in your garden, dearest Mariette!!!
ReplyDeleteBut then, you whole garden is so unique!!!
Our Holy week has started and I am off to church. We will celebrate our Greek Easter this coming sunday.
Many hugs to you, my dear friend!
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedas ist ein Park - kein Garten mehr.
Wunderbarer Baumbestand.
Einen angenehmen Abend wünscht dir
Irmi
Your golden live oak tree is so beautiful. Its bright color really stands out! I can see it influenced the color choice for your house...and it worked so nicely!
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks very lush and lovely. I wish we could keep our tiny grass area as neatly as yours :-) Have a wonderful day, Mariette!
Olá
ReplyDeleteE um prazer passar no seu blog e ver estas imagens maravilhosas, que nos transmitem paz.
Manuela
Wundervoll, liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletejetzt ist doch eine herrliche Zeit! Bei uns ist es allerdings reichlich kühl geworden, hat sogar für Sekunden geschneit. ;.-) Und ansonsten geregnet. Aber das wird wieder ... Regen war sowieso mal wieder fällig. Damit die Saat aufgeht.
Die Eiche paßt wahrhaftig gut zur Farbe Eures Hauses. Und erst die Magnolie! Sehr schön und üppig! Eichen hatten wir im Waldgarten, der war groß genug dafür.
Und ich sehe sogar ene Palme bei Euch im Garten. Bleibt die auch im Winter draußen? Ah, weiter unten schreibst Du ja - im Topf!
Hach, Zypressen liebe ich ja auch! Mit ihrer schlanken Form.
Gefällt mir alles sehr sehr gut, liebe Mariette!
Liebste Grüße
Sara
Hello,Mariette!
ReplyDeleteThose all photos of your garden make me sigh. It looks so beautiful around your home! This golden oak is beautifully shinning in the sunshine. I scrolled down your posts from the newest one, enjoying them all and I am here now!! My spring break will be at end soon and I will return to your post again!
Happy spring!!