#Persian ironwood

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 16 November 2023

This is a young plant of Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood, iron tree, ironwood) which becomes a wide-spreading, normally multi-stemmed deciduous tree or large shrub. In autumn the leaves turn yellow, red and purple falling to reveal the trunks of flaking bark and small crimson flowers on bare twigs.

Jill Raggett

[dogwise]

Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica)

[5-and-a-half-acres]

Left to right, top to bottom.

Persian ironwood, tulip tree, full moon maple

Japanese maple, Freeman maple, sassafras

Witch hazel “Diane”, hosta, witch hazel “Jelena”

[twofacedgods]

Sketches of a Persian Ironwood, and Spring in Cambridge

Spring has sprung in Cambridge, and so I'm once again venturing out into the gardens and fields that surround me, equipped (as ever) with iNaturalist, my handy identification app. It is the season for Common Brimstone, an uncommonly pretty butterfly that is lime green, but looks neon yellow as it catches the sun – I had not thought the name appropriate until I saw a few of them flitting outside my window at midday, brighter than anything else in the sky.

Cambridge, though not far removed from Hertfordshire in distance, sports an entirely different blanket of spring flowers; snowdrops and winter aconite as the cold first breaks, then daffodils and crocuses and squills forming blue carpets ringing old trees, and now as spring settles in, and the days grow longer and hotter, anemones and starflowers dot the green grass carpets. It is a floral scene against the twiggy umbellifers of Hertfordshire, younger fields to older woodland; no bluebells, nor cow parsely, nor forget-me-nots that occur in nettled margins besides the paths; only flowers, and ivy with its smooth, shiny leaves.

I'm going to see my favourite tree today in the botanical gardens - it is a Persian Ironwood, which I first came across in a tour of the gardens with my PhD cohort. This ironwood is a sprawling tree with a densely woven canopy, a latticework of forking, looping branches that is disorientating to follow with the eyes, for the tree is a self-grafting one; separate branches will meet and rejoin, from the same tree and from different trees (at which point they are called 'gemels', as in gemini – paired or twinned trees). A quick sketch before I leave - and a post to break the months long silence I have held on here!

[thatndginger]

happy STS! if you were to assign a plant to each major character, which plant would you choose and why? (you could do parasitic plants, flowers, stable trees, etc)

- @writeintrees

Ooooh this one’s fun! Thanks you for the ask, Milo!

Kerr - gorse. A shrub with nearly year-round bright yellow flowers and a pretty scent, but beneath are dense clusters of thorns. It’s a very hardy plant, able to recover quickly from fire, and is an invaluable resource to many wild animals.

Warrick - Persian ironwood. Related to the witch hazel genus, it’s a deciduous tree that can reach up to 40 feet high, and is known both for it’s extremely colorful fall foliage, and it’s pinkish-brown bark that flakes off to leave a mosaic of cinnamon, pink, green, and pale yellow patches.

Jay - angelica. A herb that’s know both for its intense, fragrant scent and natural anti-anxiety properties. Angelica closely resembles some poisonous species of plant, and might cause sunlight sensitivity or contact dermatitis. It’s said to taste like licorice.

[malice-death]

RWBY Pokemon HC Pt.2 RWBY

Welcome to pt.2, I hope you enjoy this contiuation.

Reposts, reblogs, comments, likes all open in this space.

Ruby Rose: Chikorita (Meganium), Weavile, Pawmi(Pawmot), and Starly(Staraptor)

Chikorita was a gift from Qrow, even though Tai feared that she was too young for a pokemon, but together they took on fierce oppement after enemy, in a way becoming her own living Crestent Rose.

Weavile was a Sneasel that evolved before Ruby met it, so it was great at causing trouble, but when Ozpin reveals that this was once Summer's pokemon, she takes it onto her team, hoping that it might lead to her mother. Pawmi though was found in an alleyway while she was wandering Beacon, and didn't want to depart from the small creature, it would evolve into Pawmot after they were running from Ironwood's forces, stopping in their tracks with its fierce eleltric punches.

Starly was caught after the fall at Beacon, and wouldn't fully evolve until she ascended and her pokey team followed in turn, with the Staraptor moving fast to kill that Curious Cat.

Yang Xiao Long: Torchic(Blaziken), Lucario, Pangoro, and Azurill.

Yang already had most of her pokemon fully evolved by the time that she started at Beacon, her strongest bond being with Blaziken, a bond that went so deep that when Adam silced off her arm, Blaziken had risen to aid her, but was taken done by Adam's overgrown fire cat, which ruined her partner's arm forever, making them the metal arm duo.

Luario and Pangoro were a packaged due when she caught them. One couldn't usally be found without the other. In a funny way it reminded her of Blake and herself, but unlike her pokemon she couldn't really elaborate on those feelings.

Azurill was caught when they were in the Ever After, being found while they were looking for Ruby, and in her grief the small baby mon thought to follow her everywhere. Even going as far as to sit on her shoulder, her tail dangling while they all held hands together after walking out of the portal.

Weiss Schnee: Snorunt(Froslass), Cetoddle/Ceitian, Rookide(Corviknight), and Darumaka/Darmanitan

Snorunt was forced onto her by her father, saying that she needed to learn on to care for things, if she was going to bring true honor unlike her sister. Snorunt was a tricky pokemon to train considering it liked to run away, but Klein and Weiss both caught onto its tricks pretty quick. Cetoddle she found in Atlas before she left, and thought that she found it due to her proudful demeanor, but instead the playful creature knocked her down as it tried to play with her. When it evolved it was because Weiss was in a tight spot, and took matters into its own fins.

Rookide was caught when she was kidnapped, it had flown in with Yang, without the fighter knowing and aided in battle againt Raven. It fully evolved when she arrested her father and he tried making his escape.

Darumaka was a firey lonely creature that challenged as they traveled to Atlas, and instead of letting the creature go, she allowed it to join her team. When it fully evolved it was because Weiss needed protection against Marrow, and ended up putting the Faunnus into his place.

Blake Bellodonna: Sprigato(Meowscarada), Persian, HootHoot/Noctowl), and Eevee.

Blake and Sprigato got along and were the rival pair to Adam and his Litten. When she watched Yang lose her arm, her partner retreated into it's ball and refused to leave. It only left when finally Adam was truly about to taste defeat and help to kill Incineroar, knocking the pokemon down with its master.

Persian was found dozing in Beacon, and gained a kinship with Blake, evantully being caught fully after the fall. Hoothoot was found when she was traveling back home, and on the return journey Eevee joined in.

That's all for now folks, stay tune for Pt.3 team CFLY.

Thanks for reading.

[thesecondface]

In another botany phase! Starting sketching again but mistakes aplenty, and in pen! Still - suppose I'll live.

Persian Ironwood and the Jade Vine (both at the Cambridge Botanical Gardens). The Jade Vine is currently flowering so I'm going to see it tomorrow.

[exetertrees]

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[deathtek]

11/16/20

Check out the bark on this guy! What a mosaic.

I was originally going to tag this as a monotypic plant, but to my surprise I just found out about the Chinese Ironwood, P. subaequalis. It was previously put into the witch-hazel genus, Hamamelis, then in a new genus of it's own, before finally having its DNA analyzed in 1997 leading to it's placement in Parrotia.

If you want to read more about Parrotia and their importance in many fields, check out this link to a UNL tree of the year paper.

[mrmaplematt]

PARROTIA PERSICA 'LAMPLIGHTER' VARIEGATED PERSIAN IRONWOOD https://mrmaple.com/collections/mrmaple-10-new-trees-10am-on-tuesday/products/buy-parrotia-persica-lamplighter-variegated-persian-ironwood photo by Janusz Radecki with permission #mrmaple #persian #Persianironwood #parrotiapersica #lamplighter #variegatedplants #variegated #ironwood #horticulture (at MrMaple.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH5wCnpgHCI/?igshid=138ylpq5b5xaw

[an-undercover-bi]

Come to Bugsburg!

It is 1633 EDT (4:33pm) on October 23rd and I am opening my island to visitors :). We’ve got items and DIY recipes free for the taking on the beach to the left of the airport.

The native fruit is the peach and the native flower is the hyacinth. :) We have all fruits available for the picking.

The Dodo code is 82B83.

Below is the inventory of items on the left beach at the time of opening:

DIY recipes-

Bamboo basket

Bamboo bench

Bamboo speaker (2)

Bamboo sphere

Cabin wall

Cherry umbrella

Classic-library wall

Cutting board

Full-body glowing-moss suit

Glow-in-the-dark stickers

Golden arowana model

Golden garden bunny (2)

Golden vase

Grass skirt

Hedge standee

Iron armor

Iron doorplate

Ironwood dresser

Log extra-long sofa

Nice branch

Peach surprise box

Peach wall

Pear rug

Pear wall

Pine bonsai tree

Plain wooden shop sign

Shell arch

Shell table

Spooky standing lamp

Street piano

Terrarium

Tree-stump rug

Tree’s bounty little tree

Trophy case

Tulip surprise box (2)

Wild log bench

Windflower fan

Wooden-block bed

Wooden ladder setup kit

Woodland wall (3)

Cooking DIY recipes-

Jarred mushrooms

Orange marmalade

Peach smoothie

Plain cupcakes

Pumpkin cupcakes

Seafood pizza

Tomato bagel sandwich

Fruit cupcakes

Items-

Blue shag rug

Yellow Persian rug

Large Paradise Planning rug

Spooky rug

Ranch lowboard

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 14 November 2022

The autumn colour of Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood) provides a setting for this peacock who lives in the arboretum at Marks Hall, Essex. This spreading deciduous tree or large shrub has flaking bark and small spidery red flowers on bare twigs in the winter.

Jill Raggett

[what-is-fanart]

Spinich

Species: Torterra

Nicknames: Spanch, Spinch, Tree boy

Traits: Persistent, Quirky, Eats anything!

Bio: Spinich is a young but strong male Torterra and yes that is how his name is spelt. His personality is nervous and shy at first, but very friendly when you get to know him! He is big but will most likely get much larger as he ages. On his shell, Spinach plants grow both naturally and hand planted. His tree is a variation similar to the Persian Ironwood tree and loses its leaves in the cold weather (as pictured). 

(My Torterra is very much inspired by @prof-peach and her amazing blog and Torterra varients! go follow bc i swear the rabbit hole that is those posts got me into Pokémon again in the first place)

[5-and-a-half-acres]

Top row left to right: mulberry, Sugar maple, witch hazel

Middle row: Freeman’s maple, Persian ironwood, Scarlet oak

Bottom row: Burr oak, Shagbark hickory, Crimson glory vine

Feel free to ask for the Latin names

[southerneclecticwitch]

My son's Troop planted and dedicated a tree in his memory at his favorite park. I chose a Persian Ironwood because of how magnificent it grows to be. And because of the beauty of it during each season. Just like my son.

[yinyangofnevermore]

RWBY Character Allusions

Ruby Rose -> Little Red Riding Hood 🌹(micro allusion in the early volumes: Dorothy from Wizard of Oz)

Weiss Schnee -> Snow White ❄️(micro allusion in the early volumes: Tin Man from Wizard of Oz - no heart)

Blake Belladonna -> Belle AND the Beast (as in combined cuz she’s clearly Belle but she’s also a faunus - Black the Beast descends from shadows 🐈), also yin (from ☯️)  💜 (micro allusion in the early volumes: Cowardly Lion from Wizard of Oz - runs away)

Yang Xiao Long -> Goldilocks, also yang (from ☯️), also kind of Belle from Beauty and the Beast (Yellow beauty burns gold) 💛Sunny little dragon 🐉(micro allusion in the early volumes: Scarecrow from Wizard of Oz - depicted as a dumb blonde)

Zwei -> Toto from Wizard of Oz 🐕

Professor Ozpin/Ozma -> THE Wizard of Oz 🧙🏼‍♂️

Oscar Pine -> Dorothy from Wizard of Oz (his aunt is Auntie Em), some ppl say he may be the Little Prince or Tip from WoO (I’m honestly not sure)

Glynda Goodwitch -> Glinda the good witch from Wizard of Oz 🧙🏻‍♀️

Qrow Branwen -> The Scarecrow from WoO and Muninn, one of Odin’s birds

General James Ironwood -> The Tinman from WoO

Leonardo Lionheart -> The Cowardly Lion from WoO

Professor Theodore -> Still unsure as we haven’t met him yet (in the actual show), some folks think Dorothy some think Scarecrow (in After the Fall and Before the Dawn he is apparently very Dorothy-like)

Jaune Arc -> Joan of Arc ✝️

Nora Valkyrie -> Thor ⚡️

Lie Ren -> Mulan 🌸💮

Pyrrha Nikos -> Achilles 🍁 

Sun Wukong -> Sun Wukong aka The Monkey King (Journey to the West) 🐒

Neptune Vasilias-> Literally the god Neptune/Poseidon, only terrified of water 🌊🔱

Velvet Scarlatina -> Velveteen Rabbit 🐇

Coco Adel -> Hot cocoa and also kinda Coco Chanel

Fox Alistair -> Fox Hunter’s Pie and also potentially Fox and The Hound

Yatsuhashi Daichi -> Yatsuhashi is a Japanese treat, some ppl say Quasimodo?

Dr. Bartholomew Oobleck -> Bartholomew and the Oobleck

Professor Peter Port -> Peter and the Wolf (One could also make an argument for Teddy Roosevelt)

Cardin Winchester -> The Cardinal of Winchester, Henry Beaufort (that judged Joan of Arc) ✝️

Cinder Fall -> Cinderella 🔥

Rhodes -> Colossus of Rhodes as well as possibly Rhodopis (one of the earliest known Cinderella type tales)

Emerald Sustrai -> Aladdin 💎

Mercury Black -> The god Mercury/Hermes

Roman Torchwick -> Romeo Candlewick/Lampwick (from Pinocchio)

Neo Politan-> Neapolitan Ice Cream (some ppl say Mary Poppins cuz of the umbrella, but I dunno) 🍦

Adam Taurus -> Gaston 🐐(He is also the Beast in some ways, but his main allusion in relation to Blake is Gaston)

Salem -> Rapunzel, but mostly the Wicked Witch from Wizard of Oz

The Grimm -> Named after The Brothers Grimm 

Also many Grimm have very specific allusions, some of the more pertinent ones are:

Beowolf -> Representations of the Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood (also the name is from an old English epic poem called Beowulf)

Ursa -> Representations of the bears from Goldilocks and the Three Bears

King Taijitu -> Taijitu is the proper Chinese name (in western letters) for the yin and yang symbol (it has two heads - a light and a dark one)

Death Stalker -> Potentially based on Scorpius/Scorpio from Greek mythology

Nevermore -> Reference to The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe

Wyvern -> dragon/winged creature from western European mythology

Nuckelavee -> Based on a demon from Orcadian mythology

Seer -> Like a Grimm version of a crystal ball

Griffon -> Based on griffins from Greek mythology

Manticore -> Based on manticore from Persian mythology

Sabyr -> Saber tooth tiger

Sphinx -> Obvs based on Sphinx from Egyptian mythology

Winged Beringel -> Flying monkeys from WoZ

Sea Feilong -> Based on Chinese Flying Dragon

The Apathy -> Apathetic feelings (I.e. Like executive dysfunction/depression in Grimm form)

Leviathan -> Judeo-Christian sea monster/serpent

Monstra -> The giant whale from Pinocchio that swallows Geppetto

The Hound -> The Fox AND The Hound (Fox Faunus turned into a hound Grimm)

Tyrian Callows -> The scorpion from the Scorpion and the Frog story 🦂

Arthur Watts -> John Watson from Sherlock Holmes

Hazel Rainart -> Hansel from Hansel and Gretel

Penny Polendina -> Pinocchio

Pietro Polendina -> Geppetto from Pinocchio

Raven Branwen -> Huginn, one of Odin’s birds (she also gives me a Morrigan vibe from Irish mythology) 

Taiyang Xiao Long -> Twin Dragons (his name roughly means great sunny little dragon) 🐉

Summer Rose -> The Last Rose of Summer 🌹

Vernal -> Vernal legit means springtime sooo.....

Ilia Amitola -> Kaa from Jungle Book (some ppl say Mowgli?)

Ghira Belladonna -> Bagheera from Jungle Book 🐆

Kali Belladonna -> Raksha, the mother wolf, and also kinda Kali the Hindu mother goddess of destruction?

Sienna Khan -> Shere Khan from Jungle Book 🐅

Corsac and Fennec Albain - Tabaqi from Jungle Book?

Klein Sieben -> The Seven Dwarves (all in one)

Jacques Schnee -> Jack Frost ❄️

Winter Schnee -> The Snow Queen ❄️

Whitley Schnee -> Mirror from Snow White (maybe? honestly I’m not sure) ❄️

Willow Schnee -> Queen Grimhilde, the Evil Queen from Snow White (that’s my best guess for her, anyways)❄️

Nicholas Schnee -> Possibly Santa Claus?

Neon Katt -> Nyan cat meme

Flynt Coal -> Flint Coal from Minecraft

Maria Calavera -> Legit the Grim Reaper

Jinn and Ambrosius-> Djinn/Genies 🧞‍♂️

Lil’ Miss Malachite -> Little Miss Muffet 🕷🕸

Caroline Cordovin -> The Lady in the Shoe 👞

Ace Ops -> Aesop’s Fables

Clover Ebi -> A Fisherman’s Good Luck 🎣

Vine Zeki -> The Elm and the Vine

Elm Ederne -> The Elm and the Vine

Harriet Bree -> Hare from Tortoise and the Hare 🐇

Marrow Amin -> The Dog and Its Reflection 🐕

Robyn  Hill -> Robin Hood

Happy Huntresses -> Merry Men from Robin Hood 

May Marigold -> Maid Marian

Fiona Thyme -> Friar Tuck

Joana Greenleaf -> Little John

Fria -> Blue Fairy from Pinocchio 🧚🏼‍♂️

Little -> The sleepy teacup Dormouse from the Mad Hatter’s tea party

Jabberwalker -> Jabberwocky

Alyx -> Alice in Wonderland

Red Prince -> Red Queen from Wonderland

Curious Cat -> Cheshire Cat

I’m not doing ALL of the characters, just the ones who have a bit more substance in the story.

Several of these are kind of guesses that I’m not sure about. Please don’t tear me apart if I’ve gotten something wrong, but I do take suggestions into mind. And let’s be real, in most cases we simply don’t know for sure unless CRWBY tells us. So unless Miles or Kerry or someone from CRWBY says FOR SURE who a character is based on, do not just tell me I am wrong because we simply don’t know. But if I missed something Miles or Kerry or someone more official in CRWBY has said, please feel free to tell me.

I will try to keep this updated.