Abstract the Mescal Bean Tree

the Mescal Bean Tree · 08:45 PM

The mescal bean tree is in full bloom at our campground, if you have never been around this blossom, it smells like purple kool aid or grape soda. Most parts of this plant are poisonous - especially the claret red seeds in the seed pods. Native Indians used the seeds as hallucinogenics. The blooms are about 5 to 8 inches in length. I posted a thread on the bloom itself, here is a view of the tree.

**jford** · 05-24-2013, 08:56 PM

Very nice. Not sure I'd consider them as "abstract." I like the second as showing the tree, and the third as showing the flowers. Pretty.
Thanks for sharing.

**Bob Harris** · 05-24-2013, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by jford

Very nice. Not sure I'd consider them as "abstract." I like the second as showing the tree, and the third as showing the flowers. Pretty.
Thanks for sharing.

thanks for the kind words, I didn't click on the selection, it should be nature I would assume.

**eaglem** · 05-24-2013, 09:46 PM

Good composition and colours.

tessfully · 05-25-2013, 04:05 AM

Gorgeous! Love the colours! Very nicely photographed. Thank you for sharing

slowpez · 05-25-2013, 06:49 AM

Looks a little like lilac and wisteria doesn't it? Pretty flower.

**Bob Harris** · 05-25-2013, 07:52 AM

Originally posted by eaglem

Good composition and colours.

thank you EM, always appreciated.

**Cee Cee** · 05-25-2013, 08:29 AM

interesting tree, beautiful colour in the flowers.
cheers

**Bob Harris** · 05-25-2013, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by tessfully

Gorgeous! Love the colours! Very nicely photographed. Thank you for sharing

thank you Tess, the smell is really something too.

**Bob Harris** · 05-25-2013, 03:44 PM

Originally posted by slowpez

Looks a little like lilac and wisteria doesn't it? Pretty flower.

it really does seem similar Susan, but these are poisonous and actually smell better than lilac I think, more pungent I should say.

**Bob Harris** · 05-26-2013, 12:30 PM

Originally posted by Cee Cee

interesting tree, beautiful colour in the flowers.
cheers

It is a cheery sight to see in the desert CC.

daacon · 05-26-2013, 06:49 PM

Interesting a place to take a trip and never leave the place ........

**Bob Harris** · 05-26-2013, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Interesting a place to take a trip and never leave the place ........

Exactly.

**Sailor** · 05-27-2013, 06:10 AM

Hey Bob - a very nice look at a plant I don't recall seeing - great background, but given the toxic nature of these guys, I'll give 'em a wide birth . . . . . . as I've learned to do with cacti.

Jer

**Bob Harris** · 05-27-2013, 02:12 PM

Originally posted by Sailor

Hey Bob - a very nice look at a plant I don't recall seeing - great background, but given the toxic nature of these guys, I'll give 'em a wide birth . . . . . . as I've learned to do with cacti.

Jer

You're a wise man buddy, you know what and which to avoid. You'll live a long life.

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05-24-2013, 08:56 PM	#2
jford Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Indiana PA USA Posts: 1,396	Very nice. Not sure I'd consider them as "abstract." I like the second as showing the tree, and the third as showing the flowers. Pretty. Thanks for sharing.

05-24-2013, 09:42 PM	#3
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by jford Very nice. Not sure I'd consider them as "abstract." I like the second as showing the tree, and the third as showing the flowers. Pretty. Thanks for sharing. thanks for the kind words, I didn't click on the selection, it should be nature I would assume.

05-24-2013, 09:46 PM	#4
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,148	Good composition and colours.

05-25-2013, 04:05 AM	#5
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Gorgeous! Love the colours! Very nicely photographed. Thank you for sharing

05-25-2013, 06:49 AM	#6
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Looks a little like lilac and wisteria doesn't it? Pretty flower.

05-25-2013, 07:52 AM	#7
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem Good composition and colours. thank you EM, always appreciated.

05-25-2013, 08:29 AM	#8
Cee Cee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Glenroy, Melbourne Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,441	interesting tree, beautiful colour in the flowers. cheers

05-25-2013, 03:42 PM	#9
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by tessfully Gorgeous! Love the colours! Very nicely photographed. Thank you for sharing thank you Tess, the smell is really something too.

05-25-2013, 03:44 PM	#10
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by slowpez Looks a little like lilac and wisteria doesn't it? Pretty flower. it really does seem similar Susan, but these are poisonous and actually smell better than lilac I think, more pungent I should say.

05-26-2013, 12:30 PM	#11
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Cee Cee interesting tree, beautiful colour in the flowers. cheers It is a cheery sight to see in the desert CC.

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Interesting a place to take a trip and never leave the place ........

05-26-2013, 10:45 PM	#13
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Interesting a place to take a trip and never leave the place ........ Exactly.

05-27-2013, 06:10 AM	#14
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Hey Bob - a very nice look at a plant I don't recall seeing - great background, but given the toxic nature of these guys, I'll give 'em a wide birth . . . . . . as I've learned to do with cacti. Jer

05-27-2013, 02:12 PM	#15
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sailor Hey Bob - a very nice look at a plant I don't recall seeing - great background, but given the toxic nature of these guys, I'll give 'em a wide birth . . . . . . as I've learned to do with cacti. Jer You're a wise man buddy, you know what and which to avoid. You'll live a long life.