Great stuff, Nate. Thanks.

tj

Nate,

Always enjoy your travel logs and interesting commentary.

The 40-41 Chevrolet convertible is also a nice addition.

Dave

thx...

i did not read the patent .... so forgive me if i ask some stupid questions ...

are you suggesting that that is the original plant in the last pic ....

and are you suggesting he planted one in the cemetery???

how old do you think the cemetery one is????

thx again

ken

Nate, you did a great job giving us the background info of this very nice conifer, thanks!

Nate, what a beautiful story about that conifer. I really love reading the history about plants. I too like the old photo with the antique car.

Thank you for sharing.

TJ, Dave, Ken, Edwin, and Ladylotus, glad you enjoyed.

Ken, nothing special about the plant in the last pic, it's just representative of the junipers in this area.
I don't know if Wilmore planted the one in the cemetary, but he had a nursery in the same town. Maybe sold trees to the cemetary?
Don't know how old the cemetary one is, but might be able to make a guess as to when it was planted. Stay tuned on that one!

Here's another one from the same cemetary.

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Back to the foothills now, here's a few more pics from the place near where we hiked, the Dakota Hogback.
Juniperus scopulorum and Pinus ponderosa, typical of the hogback near Denver.
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Juniperus scopulorum and Pinus ponderosa, typical of the hogback near Denver.
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Juniperus scopulorum and Pinus ponderosa, typical of the hogback near Denver.
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Soil analysis
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Looking north toward the Flatirons, there is the the city of Golden.
Pinus ponderosa and Juniperus scopulorum
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Boy, sluice, that sticky clay on the shoe looks familiar, especially since that wonderful snow cover we enjoyed for a couple of months has melted. I've been more sliding around than walking.

It's a good illustration of why we're tempted to amend our soil along the front range.

Great pics, as always!

Ken, I'm guessing that juniper is around 75 years old, give or take.
Went by the cemetary today, and the tombstones near the juniper had dates from 1940 to 1943.
This assumes the juniper was not more than a few years old when it was planted (at about the same time the tombstone was set).
And probably rules out the possibility that the juniper is Gray Gleam, which was found in 1945.

Here is a newer part of the cemetary, with smaller conifers.
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Yea, Barb, the joys of clay!
I suspect all who garden in heavy clay eventually come to terms on how to deal with it.
For me, copious amounts of amendment goes a long way toward maintaining my sanity.
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Clay, it's the pits!
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Now, a few more pics from the weekend excursion.

Junipers, and Mt. Vernon canyon
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Thrush? along the Dakota Hogback, with pinus ponderosa and juniperus scopulorum.
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Juniperus scopulorum cones
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Pinus ponderosa cone
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South Table mountain, and the city of Golden. The athletic fields are at the School of Mines.
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A little higher up, another view of South Table, with Denver in the distance.
Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii
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South Table again.
Pinus ponderosa and Pseudotsuga menziesii
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"Thrush? along the Dakota Hogback, with pinus ponderosa and juniperus scopulorum"

Yep, a thrush; American Robin Turdus migratorius.

Resin

In Western Europe we've the Turdus merulus which is a causin of the Turdus migratorius.
In the past I had several mutations of these blackbirds in my aviary and I breeded these with a great success.
Breeding European birds mutations was a hobby of mine before I started with conifers...
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Now isn't that cool, a bird breeder.

Dax

Breeding birds is as cool as cultivating conifers.
The big difference is that we can multiply conifers at the time we want, birds doesn't do that, they don't let them forced and all will be done in a natural way.

Just like conifers, there are also bird mutations but I guess there will be another forum for those...

Here is a link that might be useful: blackbird mutations

South Table mountain, and the city of Golden. The athletic fields are at the School of Mines.

That's amazing, the mountain and then the epic flatness forever.

Great thread Sluice!

Thanks Resin and Coniferjoy for the bird info!

Severnside, glad you enjoyed!

This is Clear Creek canyon, just outside of Golden.
Juniperus scopulorum, with a few Pinus ponderosa on the ridge
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Here's North Table mountain, companion to South Table.
Mesas formed by lava flow. If you look close, you can see a few Juniperus scopulorum up there.
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It's a good place to hike, with views of the Denver area.
Juniperus scopulorum near the rim.
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Juniperus scopulorum on North Table
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