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Larch – Aspen

Stanley Roy Badmin (1906-1989)

Price

£450

Signed

Inscribed with title and further anotations

Medium

Pencil wtih watercolour

Dimensions

9 ¼ x 6 inches

Provenance

The Estate of S R Badmin

Illustrated

Preliminary drawing for Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald, The Ladybird Book of Trees, Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth, 1963, page 21

'The Aspen
The Aspen is a member of the Poplar family, and is one of three native British poplars (the other two are the White Poplar and the Grey Poplar) which belong to a section of the family known as the "Trembling Poplars". The 'trembling' is due to the fact that the leafstalks are flattened sideways and so have very little stability ... The wood is used for making match-sticks.
'The Larch
The Larch is a tall tree. It may grow from eighty to one hundred and forty feet high, and the trunk can become stout if there is plenty of room for the tree to grow ... The leaves (known as "needles") are bright emerald green and appear early in the spring. In October they turn a delicate yellow and then gradually fall to cover the earth beneath the tree with a golden straw. The flowers begin to appear when the tree is about twenty years old ... The timber is very strong and is used for making fences, gates, wooden buildings, and railway sleepers.'
The Ladybird Book of Trees, 1963, page 20