The Odd Couple

: The Odd Couple; On my way to the laundry room at the campground in Miami, Florida, I did a double take when I saw this Banyan Tree and Palm tree growing together. The Banyan totally encloses the Palm tree, yet it seems to be thriving.; Created by: Travlynwomyn.; Tools Used: Panasonic Lumix; Created on: March 2007; Image Views: 80; Average Views per Day: 0.2; Image Number: 36818

Comments:

Travlynwomyn from USA on Apr 17, 2008 at 9:45 AM said:

Hi again, Anne. Oddly, Florida seems to have a knack for protecting trees by other species! St Augustine has a 'Lover's tree" which has a palm wrapped inside an oak. It's said that kissing someone underneath it will create a long relationship! Vicki

Anne from USA on Apr 10, 2008 at 3:05 PM said:

What a wonderful and lovely find!!! A really unique get-together. *g* And you have a sensational picture of the "two-in-one" tree. I love it. Wish I was travelin' with you. *g* But I guess such beautiful pictures make the picture really great at home too and leave memories of all the wonders.

TravlynWomyn from Midland, Virginia - for 3 more days on Apr 18, 2007 at 9:53 PM said:

Hi there, Alex. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Vicki

Whittler from Maine on Apr 18, 2007 at 7:18 PM said:

What a neat shot,very nice framing effects too.

TravlynWomyn from Midland, Virginia - waiting for the weather to improve on Apr 17, 2007 at 9:13 PM said:

Hi Steve. Someone else posted a great shot of Banyan trees awhile back. They are really odd, as branches grow from the branches that eventually reach down into the ground and root themselves. They also twist about into unique contortions, so it would be easy for a nearby palm tree to be totally engulfed by one - yet that palm still looks mighty healthy. Vicki

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Apr 17, 2007 at 11:59 AM said:

Very bizarre!

TravlynWomyn from Midland, Virginia until the storm passes. on Apr 17, 2007 at 9:29 AM said:

Thank you Cindy. This is a standard edging option in Digital Image Suite 2006. I started out with DIS when it was a complete desktop editing program. Now it's primarily photoediting. I didn't enter this one towards photo quality as it isn't great in that aspect. It was added for the interest factor I thought everyone might enjoy. I used the simplified edging to delete background distractions. Vicki

Cindy from NZ on Apr 17, 2007 at 6:53 AM said:

I love this photo and the framing you've added, very nice

TravlynWomyn from Midland, Virginia - until the weather breaks on Apr 16, 2007 at 8:00 PM said:

Evelyn, I walked very slowly around the Banyan tree, looking for the palm tree's trunk on the outside - but it's soundly within on all sides. Vicki

Evelyn on Apr 16, 2007 at 6:38 PM said:

Very interesting thing happening here..

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