Winter Tree study

We somehow managed to miss starting our new year long tree study in the Autumn! So we have just begun a new year long tree study on the Acers in our garden. My husband and I love these trees and when our first child died we bought one in remembrance for him - its known as Joshua's tree. Since then we have bought one for each of the children - so now have 4 different Acers in the garden. Fortunately they are small trees!

We decided this year that each child would look at their own tree to become acquainted with them a bit more. I decided we would aim to take a photo of the tree monthly and look in more detail at the tree once each season so today it was time for the Winter study.

Joshua's tree

Ben's tree

Luke's tree

 

The following day after our study we had our first whisper of snow, so I took some more photos to celebrate making a proper Winter study!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We looked at the overall shape of the tree and how the branches came from the main trunk.
it is amazing that although they are all from the same family they are quite different, even in their bare Winter state.
Joshua's tree has a main trunk where the branches all come out of the top and bend out and downwards in a weeping willow like way, whereas Ben's has branches coming from the trunk at about 1/3 the way up and then from the top, which continue upwards at an angle from the trunk. Luke's has branches emerging from all the way along the trunk, many at right angles and Amy's was similar.

Here are the boys notebook pages