Can't decide which is more impressive - the sight of an 872-year-old juniper near Seocho Station in the southern part of Seoul OR the sight of an employee of the municipal council giving it some serious TLC?
Wish people in my corner of the cosmos had half the regard these people here have for trees. We prefer to chop down branches so that they don't smash our windowscreens during a thunderstorm. We'd even sooner chop down all the trees to convert the land into prime real estate or plantations or golf courses. Instead of admiring a tree-lined avenue, we'd opt for the space to be cleared for extra parking space.
What puzzles me is the exact treatment the trees are getting here - pardon my ignorance but why on earth would they need washing?
Korea Times photo by Won You-hon
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/03/115_83791.html
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/slideshow-photo/these-women-were-cleaning-the-trees-by-travelpod-member-bee7bea-kyongju-south-korea.html?sid=12304232&fid=tp-15
http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_photo_detail.htm?No=16237¤t_page=
4 comments:
Ahnyong Ajumma..
:) Its probably spraying of Malathion insecticide. These are beautiful bonsai-ish looking trees - need to be cared for to be admired..
Btw.. i used to wash the leaves of my bamboo plant to get rid of the dust =)
Regards,
MaryFung
Good day everybody... Good post...
Thanks to "Special Movies" for the encouraging note and thank you, Mary for the heads-up!
I really take my hat off to people who are good at cultivating plants - wow, you really took good care of your bamboo plants!
Me? Have no green thumb, unfortunately.
Happy cultivating!
ajumma
Ahnyong Ajumma, Special Movies...
=)
-MaryFung-
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