Julia Butterfly Hill Tree Evans Property, Waynesville, North Carolina (planted July 2008) "Julia" (#19), shown by Michael Dowd, 7/31/08.     July 2008    "Julia" (#19), shown by Michael Dowd, 7/31/08. Dec 2008 Dec 2008 September 23, 2010: noonish on sunny day      9/23/10: mottled sunlight beneath deciduous canopy   9/23/10: vigorous central trunk establishing (photo by Connie Barlow)      May, 2011 new growth (photo by Chuck Dayton)   Location is south-facing slope beneath a mostly oak-hickory canopy, with lots of open leaf litter. This specimen is near a clump of evergreen mountain laurel. A lack of evergreen and deciduous ferns also indicates dryness, although there is Smilax and Indian cucumber. Mid-canopy shade seems fairly good. (3,400 feet elevation) LEFT (May 18, 2012): This is probably the third healthiest specimen on the east side of the Evans property. RIGHT (May 18, 2012): While all the top-level radiating branches have this year's new growth, in each case the new growth is a single stalk. In contrast, the healthiest specimens on the Evans property (e.g., Celia and Thomas/Wendell Berry), all have top radiating branches with triplet new growth, not singletons. And healthy specimens also show new vertical growth from the apex itself, whereas in the Julia specimen shown here there is no new apical growth yet this year. So on a scale in which "Celia" specimen is rated by Lee Barnes as a 10, this specimen is probably a 4 or 5. LEFT (May 18, 2012): Also a bad sign is that there is no basal coppice awaiting to take the place of the main stem, which may fail. RIGHT (May 18, 2012): LEFT (May 18, 2012): Click here for NEXT TREE PLANTED at Evans Property, Waynesville. Click here to return to EVANS PROPERTY IN WAYNESVILLE PLANTING. Click here to return to MAIN PAGE OF TORREYA REWILDING PHOTOESSAY. WWW www.TorreyaGuardians.org Return to HOME PAGE.