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  More Photos of Magnolia 'Daybreak'
  Blooming in Bristol Village- the magnificent Magnolia 'Daybreak'
  Amy's hand and the blossom.
  Magnolia 'Daybreak' and Amy
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  To those of you who made it to Michael Dirr- you have to agree that his talk was inspiring! We may be crazy for loving unusual trees- but we're in good company! To those who didn't make the talk- be reassured- there are still a lot of people who are passionate about trees. What a great day! Today I'm motivated!
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  Michael Dirr at Middlebury College tomorrow!
  I thought I'd pass along this announcement from Greenworks, (Vermont Nursery and Landscape Association). If you've got the time- it would be a rare opportunity to hear Dirr speak- he's the preeminent expert on trees today.
  Tomorrow: October 1, 2009 Green Works-VNLA; VT Urban & Community Forestry Program & NE Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture present:
  TREE TIME WITH MICHAEL DIRR at Middlebury College – Dana Auditorium from 9-11am.
  SPACE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE MORNING and we will be taking walk-in registration! Take the day off and come hear the fabulous and famous Michael Dirr speak about his passion.
  Directions and Parking: From Rte 7 (north or south) follow the signs for Route 30. The Center for the Arts is about 4/10 mile down Rte 30 to the left. To park – turn at sign: Parking-Center for the Arts. Then walk northwest, up towards Route 30 and pass a giant Burr Oak. Cross Rte 30, pass a Serbian Spruce, turn right and walk down Old Chapel Road, heading north. Pass the state's largest Littleleaf Linden at the end of this road. Dana Auditorium is the building on the right across Route 125.
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  Paulownia didgeridoos
  Pitz Quattrone stopped by Rocky Dale to collect last year's Paulownia trunks. He creates didgeridoos out of them- a wind instrument that produces a vibrating resonant sound when blown into through quivering lips. We tried it out with little success- better to hear Pitz play with his group the Earthman Band.
  Click here to listen to Pitz explain the history of the Didgeridoo and hear the sound it makes. Vermont Public Radio Interview.