Showing posts with label pines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pines. Show all posts

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Odd Trees

Some of the trees here are different because of the climate, such as these pines:


Others, like the kapok, used in Indonesia to make everything from furniture to insulation, are exotics. 


http://www.stjohnbeachguide.com/kapok.htm


The strangler fig is also a distinct tree that reminds me of jungles, ruins, and the futility of trying to slow nature down.