Weeping Green Monsters ~ Qurator's Photo Quest
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I was up in Perth not so long and had numerous walks along the banks of the river Tay.
On one of these walks I saw these green monsters coming down to drink at the river. They could have been bison and wild horses or some other large monster!
I know I know, I can see something in anything lol!
But what do your think?
They look like they are weeping into the water right?
Hehe well that is because they are Golden Weeping Willows!
Or to give them their grown up Latin name ... Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma'
They are popular and distinctive trees known for their weeping habit and golden-yellow branches, although they look green at the moment to me.
They are fast-growing deciduous trees that can reach up to 12 meters in height and spread. They were pretty big as this was taken across the other side of the big river Tay.
If you want to see why I am showing you a Green picture then I implore you to go read ... Qurator's Photo Quest | Green
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All images and ramblings are from me, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated. All photos captured with my Google Pixel 9 Pro XL on August 31st 2025 of the River Tay in Perth, Scotland.
@tengolotodo September 15th 2025
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Amazing photo!! We don't have these kind of trees it's so cool!!
I think they are funky :)
What an awesome picture Ed! That is balanced so well and the reflection is remarkable. I love weeping willows, they are such pretty trees, and what a great spot for those on the riverbank. Awesome!
I love them too and we do have quite a few on the river banks, although not the rivers I tend to frequent lol.
I took a few and think they make great pictures, thank you :)
Willows are such a useful plant! They're weeds here in Australia though as they hog the precious waterways... so they're usually eradicated.
I heard they can be treated for fevers. Right enough we do get them along some of the rivers. But it is that Japanese Giant Hogweed that kills our banks and ecosystems. I did join in a squad a couple of years ago helping to eradicate them, but it is a losing battle. So many invasive species fucking the systems everywhere. A shame they are all eradicated though over there.
Oh hogweed is horrible! And yet another reason why GB is more dangerous than Australia!
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When we go to a place like this, we definitely see something special and unique, and these are very beautiful sights.
Aye that is true
Willows are such majestic trees, but they are so fragile. I grew up across the street from a lady who had some massive ones in her yard. They had to pull down the one closest to the house a while ago because they were afraid it might kill somone.
Oh yes they need some watching right enough.
12 meters? That's amazing to me! I've never seen a weeping willow, only in photographs, but I never imagined they could be so enormous. In the photo, they look like five huge woolly mammoths. A big hug to you.🫂
Mammoths thank you Nancy, that was the name I was looking for! A big mammoth hug to you :)
The Weeping Willow is a very pretty tree, although it always looks bent over, it's because it's always crying. What did you do to them, @tengolotodo? Tickle them and see if they laugh a little, hehe.