Comments on: The Tree, I http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:31:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108355 Clifford Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:14:24 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108355 Well... they say a lot of things in orientation. ;-D -cvj Well… they say a lot of things in orientation. ;-D

-cvj

]]> By: Kato http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108256 Kato Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:27:56 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108256 you'll find it interesting to know the campus legend concerning those trees. according to the legend, Adolf Hitler and Rufus von Kleinsmid (USC president during the 1930s) were friends, and Hitler donated those trees to campus as a gift on behalf of his friend. that's what we're told at orientation, anyway. i say the legend fits the foreboding aura of those trees. you’ll find it interesting to know the campus legend concerning those trees.

according to the legend, Adolf Hitler and Rufus von Kleinsmid (USC president during the 1930s) were friends, and Hitler donated those trees to campus as a gift on behalf of his friend.

that’s what we’re told at orientation, anyway.

i say the legend fits the foreboding aura of those trees.

]]> By: Bob http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108205 Bob Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:03:07 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108205 Thanks to all for the beautiful pics! I just like looking at them! Thanks to all for the beautiful pics! I just like looking at them!

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108131 Clifford Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:28:45 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108131 It is indeed a series, but a short one and on a different matter. More later. -cvj It is indeed a series, but a short one and on a different matter. More later.

-cvj

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108128 Amara Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:54:25 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108128 Gosh, this could be a series on Those Amazing Trees: fig trees, olive trees, cork trees, redwood trees... and don't forget that wonderful living fossil: Ginkgo trees! Gosh, this could be a series on Those Amazing Trees: fig trees, olive trees, cork trees, redwood trees… and don’t forget that wonderful living fossil: Ginkgo trees!

]]> By: Mary Cole http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108092 Mary Cole Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:05:14 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108092 This tree looks like it should be in Narnia or Middle Earth! This tree looks like it should be in Narnia or Middle Earth!

]]> By: Oliver http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108091 Oliver Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:50:21 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108091 It's an absolute beauty. There seems to be something fundamentally appealing about trees like this. Maybe it's because they look so intricate. But this intricacy is as nothing compared to the process by which fig trees reproduce, which is truly one of the wonders of the natural world. It’s an absolute beauty. There seems to be something fundamentally appealing about trees like this. Maybe it’s because they look so intricate. But this intricacy is as nothing compared to the process by which fig trees reproduce, which is truly one of the wonders of the natural world.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108069 Clifford Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:14:20 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108069 metal... I sort of expected that bit of confusion, but then decided to leave it to match my usual conventions for denoting parts... Amara:- Thanks! That is an *amazing* tree. I did not know that they did the Aspen thing... <small>which reminds me....</small> -cvj metal… I sort of expected that bit of confusion, but then decided to leave it to match my usual conventions for denoting parts…

Amara:- Thanks! That is an *amazing* tree. I did not know that they did the Aspen thing… which reminds me….

-cvj

]]> By: metal http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108060 metal Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:17:24 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108060 I read the title as 'The Tree, I (meaning you)' rather than 'The Tree, Part 1' :) I read the title as ‘The Tree, I (meaning you)’ rather than ‘The Tree, Part 1′ :)

]]> By: Amara http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108057 Amara Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:04:04 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/02/05/the-tree-i/#comment-108057 Dear Clifford, I agree about banyan trees.. they are among my favorite trees.. If you haven't seen it yet, there is a <a href="http://uzix.org/photo/2004/03/maui/day1/html/20040316-122740.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">tremendous banyan tree</a> in Lahaina, Maui. It is one 125 year old tree (they must grow fast), dropping new roots as it grows somewhat laterally. Now that one particular tree fills a park near the waterfront of the Lahaina harbor. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceviolins/2155854973/in/set-72157603542069185/" rel="nofollow">Kids love it too</a>. Here is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAutjrh_yok&feature=related" rel="nofollow">video on YouTube</a> that gives a sense of the dimension. Dear Clifford, I agree about banyan trees.. they are among my favorite trees.. If you haven’t seen it yet, there is a tremendous banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui. It is one 125 year old tree (they must grow fast), dropping new roots as it grows somewhat laterally. Now that one particular tree fills a park near the waterfront of the Lahaina harbor. Kids love it too. Here is a video on YouTube that gives a sense of the dimension.

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