Tag: Broadleaf Forests of Central Europe
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Sessile Oak: Dry Slopes and the Working Woodlands of Central Europe
In the last several posts, I’ve been moving through the major forest types of Central Europe and some of their characteristic trees. Most recently, I turned to Pedunculate Oak, one of the great broadleaf trees of moister lowlands, floodplains, and warmer broadleaf landscapes. Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) belongs to that same broadleaf world, but tends…
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Oak, Hornbeam, and Linden: The Broadleaf Forests of Central Europe
In the last several posts, I’ve been exploring the mountain forests of Central Europe and some of their characteristic trees — among them Sycamore Maple, European Beech, Silver Fir, Norway Spruce, and European Larch. But much of everyday life in Central Europe takes place below those cooler, steeper uplands. Mihály Munkácsy’s Woman Carrying Brushwood (1873),…
Sense of Place 