Aspens near Durango Colorado in October is a photograph by Janette Boyd which was uploaded on October 16th, 2015.
Aspens near Durango Colorado in October
Photo of Aspens in October taken near Durango, Colorado. Original sky texture of clouds and rain, was added using Corel Paintshop's techniques of... more
by Janette Boyd
Title
Aspens near Durango Colorado in October
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture/digital
Description
Photo of Aspens in October taken near Durango, Colorado. Original sky texture of clouds and rain, was added using Corel Paintshop's techniques of blending and brushes.
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Aspens
Habitat and longevity
The aspens are all native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north of the Northern Hemisphere, extending south at high altitudes in the mountains. They are all medium-sized deciduous trees reaching 15 to 30 m or 49 to 98 ft) tall.
All of the aspens typically grow in large clonal colonies, derived from a single seedling, and spread by means of root suckers from the parent tree. Each individual tree can live for 40 to 150 years above ground, but the root system of the colony is long-lived. In some cases, this is for thousands of years, sending up new trunks as the older trunks die off above ground. For this reason, it is considered to be an indicator of ancient woodlands.possibly the oldest living colony of aspens. Some aspen colonies become very large with time, spreading about 1 m (3.3 ft) per year, eventually covering many hectares. They are able to survive forest fires, because the roots are below the heat of the fire, with new sprouts growing after the fire burns out.
Aspens do not thrive in the shade, and it is difficult for seedlings to grow in an already mature aspen stand. Fire indirectly benefits aspen trees, since it allows the saplings to flourish in open sunlight in the burned landscape. Lately, aspens have an increased popularity in forestry, mostly because of their fast growth rate and ability to regenerate from sprouts, making the reforestation after harvesting much cheaper, since no planting or sowing is required.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen
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October 16th, 2015
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Comments (19)
Maya Bukhina
Wonderful landscape and color rendering !
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you, Maya! I made a large canvas print from this and it is really beautiful.
Gary F Richards
Outstanding capture, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L … voted in the THE BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST-LANDSCAPE PHOTO contest!
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you, Gary, for the very nice comment. This is one of my personal favorites in my collection. I have a canvas print in my living room and it looks great!
Jeannie Rhode Photography
Janette, Sharing my Congratulations on your recent Feature in Wisconsin Flower and Scenery !
Janette Boyd
Thank you, Rebecca, for the the feature in "Pin Me - Daily" group! I am thrilled and honored!
Janette Boyd
Mia, thank you so much for the feature in "Big Sky of Art"! I think this is my first feature in this group and I am thrilled to be honored.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Janette Boyd
Thank you, Jeff, for the feature in "Pleasing the Eye". I am honored to be selected in this beautiful group.
Pravine Chester
Beautiful work of art Janette. f/l
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you so much, Pravine, for the nice comment, fav and like! Appreciate you viewing my artwork!
Randy Rosenberger
What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage, within our family of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is truly an honor to showcase your talents and beautiful artworks within our site. LIKED & FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group)