tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post1299961519082065209..comments2024-03-26T16:53:48.618-06:00Comments on In the Company of Plants and Rocks: Botanical Perplexity in the Southern Utah DesertHollishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-73607902552624371142019-03-01T19:54:54.224-07:002019-03-01T19:54:54.224-07:00Hi again Greer -- getting caught up on blog tasks....Hi again Greer -- getting caught up on blog tasks. I also have heard sarvisberry, I like that old time sound. Have you heard the story behind the name? or rather this story? -- Trees bloom when the ground has thawed enough to bury the winter's dead, with services of course.<br /><br />I don't haven't seen the Webb book ... Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-72525667113346482212019-02-25T11:59:09.304-07:002019-02-25T11:59:09.304-07:00By the way, in Utah, Serviceberry is pronounced Sa...By the way, in Utah, Serviceberry is pronounced Sarvisberry. Took me a long time to figure out what folks were talking about!Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317298372227786710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-55177284697379149562019-02-25T11:58:10.158-07:002019-02-25T11:58:10.158-07:00This post, of the "dead" tree, reminds m...This post, of the "dead" tree, reminds me of the re-photography work done in Grand Canyon--matching Hillers 1870's photographs with what the canyon looks like today. Have you seen that work? Done by Roy Webb?Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317298372227786710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-60929965304090114962018-06-08T08:20:19.449-06:002018-06-08T08:20:19.449-06:00Thanks, Beth. These desert serviceberries really s...Thanks, Beth. These desert serviceberries really surprised me--so different from the ones in the Black Hills (A. alnifolia).Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-22359203595816158622018-06-07T19:33:27.905-06:002018-06-07T19:33:27.905-06:00Beautiful last image and fascinating information a...Beautiful last image and fascinating information about western Serviceberries. We have several species here in Wisconsin, and increasingly people are planting them as they realize the appeal of these beautiful, native trees.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.com