Comments on: El Arbol del Tule

By: Eric Pinola

Eric Pinola — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:02:29 +0000

Cool tree, I would enjoy seeing it after mass each morning.

someday…..

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:16:51 +0000

mantas - Hi. Thanks for the link. You're doing some interesting tree blogging of your own; you might consider submitting some links to the Festival of the Trees blog carnival (though we're just past the deadline for this issue).

By: mantas

mantas — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:55:14 +0000

wow, this tree is too good to be true, i love it. its really incredible. I put a link to this post in my last blog entry,
( http://3dideas.wordpress.com )
= the word must spread (about El Arbol del Tule)
it should be a tourist destination place nr 1.
:)
bst,
m.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:37:59 +0000

‘Have you posted about those trees? Sounds like a good addition to the FOTT.’

They were what got me blogging, but no not directly. I guest posted about them at rr’s nearly two year ago because I like the idea of FOTT so much, and she nagged me to get my own! So that was why I gave my blog a tree name, but now I don’t contribute as much as I should… I’ll try to change that.

By: english

english — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:34:44 +0000

yes! the buses are nice, like airplanes w/ legroom instead of wings. and cheap. (and w/ cantinflas movies!)

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:14:12 +0000

Hey, glad you liked the post. I did see a pretty good flickr set on the Tule tree a while back; my frustration with that and the accompanying webpage was the lack of real natural history information.

I should plan a culinary tour of Mexico. I’m a budget traveler, but Mark keeps talking about how great the Mexican busses are – it sounds way better than Greyhound.

By: english

english — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:21:52 +0000

Great Tree! great post! y que poesia!

I think these are the first photos I’ve seen of the Tule without banners and guadalupes hung all over it. thanks

(and yes, amen on Oaxacan food, I’ve never had better. anywhere.)

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:32:37 +0000

Thanks for the commments.

Lucy – Have you posted about those trees? Sounds like a good addition to the FOTT.

leslee – Oaxaca is high on my own list, too. Mark says they’re extremely proud of their culinary tradition – even the smallest, cheapest restaurants serve fantastic food.

By: leslee

leslee — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:02:46 +0000

That’s so cool your brother got out to see the arbol del Tule – I’d heard of it. I’ve never been to Oaxaca – maybe another trip, and the tree would have to be on the itinerary. I love the poem, too.

The tree reminds me of the olive trees at Tzintzuntzan, but those were only 500 years old (and much smaller of course)! And planted by Spanish missionaries, not native to the area.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:49:25 +0000

What an awe-inspiring being that tree is!

The sense of reverence in otherwise not religiously inclined people reminds me a little of the kauri trees we saw in New Zealand.