Friday, April 13, 2012

Old Age

Alstonia leaves infected with a virus


My days are in the yellow leaf;
The flowers and fruits of Love are gone;
The worm--the canker, and the grief
Are mine alone!

George Gordon Noel Byron

4 comments:

  1. uh...oh! poor plant.....nature's wrath does not spare even harmless plants!!! the cycle of retribution!

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  2. So does the plant feel any pain? Any form of distress?

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  3. ugggh. some gall flies also do this. they form galls, lay eggs. later the flies emerge from them. dunno if this is a true canker or insect galls. whatever it is...poor planties

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