Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Danger in the woods

When collecting with Rune I stumbled upon this little fellow. It's a common European viper or Vipera berus. They are not regarded as highly dangerous, bites can be very painful, but are seldom fatal. A trip to the hospital is recommended.

This is one of the pines I found. A pre-made windswept style tree. Just stick it in a pot and call it a bonsai!

2 comments:

avicenna said...

great deal with this pine ... i think you have the wright aerea to find such great trees ... here such trees i found only in swampaereas and the roots are not so good as yours ... but quercus is here a super yamadoritree so each aerea has its specials ;-)
saludos
avicenna

Nils Arne said...

These trees grows in pockets on flat rocks. We didn't even bring a shovel, just a saw and a big pruner scissor.
We have some oak here as well but they often have such a long tap roots so it's impossible to get them up. And that's a shame, I love oaks!
Saludos!