tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188360903354038380.post400708097980769409..comments2023-08-16T02:36:38.607-07:00Comments on Manchester Oblique: Cryptoforests in ManchesterDan Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766834785824231149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188360903354038380.post-28301875236321938702011-08-29T17:37:59.901-07:002011-08-29T17:37:59.901-07:00That rail trail is probably the subject of my next...That rail trail is probably the subject of my next post (i'm writing three at once). It's a grab bag of flora in those areas beside the abandoned lines. It really makes me wonder how of that sort of flora would be there without the previous development.Dan Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16766834785824231149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188360903354038380.post-58997508594173009402011-08-29T09:13:32.765-07:002011-08-29T09:13:32.765-07:00Dogwoods sounds like there was a house there once ...Dogwoods sounds like there was a house there once - they're more typically a home garden planting than a commercial landscaping one, though I've seen them used for that more recent years instead of crabapples and Bradford pears. <br /><br />(Feral sunflowers are not terribly uncommon around here either in the summer, down back alleys & parking lots - bird feeders seem to be the starter mechanism for them.)<br /><br />Oh, and here's a pretty good pic of the beginning of the end, from last weekend: http://twitpic.com/6d5xa8jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946452445652928861noreply@blogger.com