Trees in Wisconsin

Some of the photos in this compilation were taken elsewhere, but all are trees that grow in Wisconsin.

Madison, Wisconsin State Capitol Sugar Maple keys, University Arboretum grounds, Madison Yellow Poplar flower, Niagara Falls, New York Western Serviceberry, Yosemite National Park, California Norway Spruce, Madison, WI
Late summer near the Madison University Arboretum: Maple keys Ash keys, Coppell, Texas Ash keys, Coppell, Texas European Buckthorn, an invasive species, near Madison White Birch, Jones Falls, southern Ontario, Canada
Old White Birch, Jones Falls, southern Ontario, Canada River Birch, Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada Possibly species of Hawthorn, needs positive ID, Madison, WI Possibly Hawthorn, needs positive ID, Madison, WI Elm leaves, end of season, Madison
Hackberry bark Hackberry leaves, Madison Norway Maple, Madison Yellow Buckeye, or certainly genus Aesculus, Madison, WI Yellow Buckeye, or certainly genus Aesculus, Madison, WI
Basswood, summer in Coppell, Texas Basswood, Madison Arboretum area Basswood leaves, Kingston, Ontario Basswood flower bracts, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Road to the Arboretum, Madison
Lilacs gone to seed, Madison Arboretum Lilac leaves, late summer, Madison Arboretum Black Cherry, Madison Arboretum Black Cherry, Madison Arboretum Sugar Maple, the Wisconsin State tree
Oak leaf decay: delicate filigree European Mountain Ash, Hope, BC, Canada European Mountain Ash, Hope, BC, Canada American Sycamore, northern Texas Silver Linden, early March in Lewisville, Texas
Sun Shower, Red Oak American Elm keys Shagbark Hickory, northeastern Ohio Shagbark Hickory bark, northeastern Ohio Red Oak, December in Lewisville, Texas


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The Dancing With Trees Art Exhibition celebrates the importance of trees and forests throughout history, portraying their diversity and relationships with all life forms through a variety of creative associations.

Twenty three of the paintings in this collection are on exhibit in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, May 1st through June 30th, 2010, with the Opening Reception on Saturday May 1st, 12:45 – 4 p.m.

All life forms on this planet proliferated, continue to flourish, and ultimately depend on the existence of trees. While the message is urgent, I consider humanity’s role on the planet as positive, with the statement that creativity is our greatest asset; that “Our carbon footprint is worthy”. Further, creative thinking is our most primal, yet highly advanced and ever-evolving contribution toward solutions to healing wrongs done and changing ingrained habits to ones that are more appreciative of the environment in general.

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