Friday, 22 May 2015

Quercus


It'll cost you £85 for 100ml of the stuff. It's sold by Penhaligon's of Burlington Arcade, London, who describe it thus:
"Quercus declares itself with a light burst of citrus and basil, supported by a heart accord of jasmine, cardamom and muguet that is sweet, spiced and supremely delicate. The greenness of the basil persists into the surprisingly resilient musk and sandalwood base notes. These are warmed through with moss and patchouli to create elegant, strong and uplifting cologne. Named after the Latin for the British Oak, Quercus is a modern and invigorating cologne enjoyed by both men and women."


I'll probably stick with carbolic for now.

All oaks are Quercus, not just the native British Oak, which anyway has two separate species not greatly different to each other.

At the spot we call The Hollow above the falls dropping down to Blacka Dyke is a small planting of another oak commemorating the service of an officer of the Ramblers. These oaks are described in SRWT's new management plan as 'Red Oak'. There are many different oaks around the world and their leaves of course change colour with the seasons. Still this needs checking and whatever happens in autumn the predominant colouring of these oak leaves through the year is green. It's interesting to compare the leaves of the imported non native oak with those of the native oaks on site.

First a 'normal' native oak.


This one is more advanced having lost its early spring colour and settled into its regular green.



This is our non native oak,with longer and more pointed leaves and a tendency to droop.





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