{"id":16922,"date":"2018-04-16T10:12:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T08:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=16922"},"modified":"2021-02-21T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T11:28:42","slug":"16922","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=16922","title":{"rendered":"Balestrand and the journey to Sogn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew McMillion\u200b kindly picked me up early on Friday morning from the night train at Oslo airport and we drove together to the location of the KVANN \/ Norwegian Seed Savers annual meeting in Leikanger on the Sognefjord. As we were to arrive earlier than the other board members, I suggested going to Balestrand, about an hour further on as I&#8217;d heard that Norway&#8217;s largest Monkey Puzzle tree (apeskrekk) could be seen there! Andrew didn&#8217;t hesitate as he wanted also to go to Balestrand as he actually had family roots just a kilometer away from the tree!! There was much more than that though! It was an amazing day, first the wonderful trip over the mountains in perfect weather&#8230;to see what else we experienced, see the album!!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16922 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16923'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16923\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110206.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110206-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16923'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way over Hemsedalsfjellet to Sogn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16924'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16924\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110208.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110208-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16924'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way over Hemsedalsfjellet to Sogn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16925'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110209.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16925\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110209.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110209-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16925'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way over Hemsedalsfjellet to Sogn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16926'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16926\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110210.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110210-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16926'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way over Hemsedalsfjellet to Sogn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16927'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110211.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16927\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110211.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110211-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16927'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way over Hemsedalsfjellet to Sogn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16928'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110213.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16928\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110213.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110213-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110213-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110213-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16928'>\n\t\t\t\tRock man\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16929'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"1029\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16929\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110214.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110214-175x300.jpg 175w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110214-597x1024.jpg 597w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110214-300x515.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16929'>\n\t\t\t\tJust before this point, Andrew tells me that the last time he passed thjis place there were birdwatchers looking up at an eagle&#8230;I looked out of the window and there WAS an eagle high above us ;)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16930'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110227.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16930\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110227.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110227-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16930'>\n\t\t\t\tFerry crossing from one tunnel to the next\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16959'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/s.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16959\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/s.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/s-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16959'>\n\t\t\t\tFerry across to Balestrand&#8230;.Andrew coming home ;)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16931'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110233.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110233-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16932'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110235.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110235-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16934'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110239.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16934\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110239.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110239-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16934'>\n\t\t\t\tApproaching Balestrand\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16933'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110237.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16933\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110237.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110237-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16933'>\n\t\t\t\tAbove Balestrand\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16940'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110261.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16940\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110261.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110261-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16940'>\n\t\t\t\tKviknes Hotel was the largest wooden building in Norway when it was built&#8230;in Swiss style. Balestrand was a popular destination for Brits in the late 19th century and English climbing pioneer Margaret Sophia Green married one of the Kvikne family who owned the hotel and an English church was built in her memory after her death (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St_Olaf%27s_Church,_Balestrand)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16935'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"606\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110245.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16935\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110245.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110245-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16935'>\n\t\t\t\tTo our surprise there was a little botanical garden in the grounds around the hotel!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16939'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110258.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16939\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110258.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110258-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16939'>\n\t\t\t\tFrame dedicated to an artist colony from Balestrand\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16936'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110248.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16936\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110248.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110248-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16936'>\n\t\t\t\tWe had a taste of the young shoots of these giant stonecrops (bergknapp), Hylotelephium spectabile\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16938'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16938\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110257.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110257-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16938'>\n\t\t\t\tAndrew inspecting a lovage plant emerging next to a grape..\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16941'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110262.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16941\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110262.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110262-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110262-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110262-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16941'>\n\t\t\t\tCornus kousa\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16943'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110265.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16943\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110265.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110265-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16943'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Golden House is an art gallery with an observation dome and meditation spot on the roof\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16942'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110264.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16942\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110264.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110264-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110264-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110264-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16942'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking towards Andrew&#8217;s ancestral farm\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16944'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16944\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110270.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110270-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16944'>\n\t\t\t\tAndrew with his ancestral farm in the background\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16945'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110271.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16945\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110271.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110271-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16945'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking towards Andrew&#8217;s ancestral farm\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16946'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110272.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16946\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110272.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110272-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16946'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking towards Andrew&#8217;s ancestral farm\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16963'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110277.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16963\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110277.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110277-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16963'>\n\t\t\t\tDriving up to Andrew&#8217;s ancestral farm was a carpet of emerging ramsons (ramsl\u00f8k)&#8230;he took a couple of plants for his own farm in Nes!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16964'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110279.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110279-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16965'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110280.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110280-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16966'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110287.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16966\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110287.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110287-237x300.jpg 237w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110287-300x380.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16966'>\n\t\t\t\tView from the ancestral farm!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16967'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110291.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16967\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110291.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110291-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16967'>\n\t\t\t\tView from the ancestral farm with a carpet of crocus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16968'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110294.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16968\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110294.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110294-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16968'>\n\t\t\t\tAbove the farm\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16969'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110295.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16969\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110295.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110295-300x116.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110295-1024x395.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16969'>\n\t\t\t\tDay lilies (dagliljer) on the farm\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16970'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110296.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16970\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110296.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110296-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16970'>\n\t\t\t\tA new roof on the old farm house!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16971'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16971\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110302.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110302-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16971'>\n\t\t\t\tAndrew taking cuttings from one of the oldest fruit trees\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16974'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16974\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110310.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110310-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110310-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110310-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16974'>\n\t\t\t\tLunde Arboretum was established in 1973 with the help of Professor Oddvin Reis\u00e6ter from Oslo University due to the threat of developing the area for housing! However, some of the trees go back to the time of the first rector Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and his son HUS jr. who began to plant foreign trees in 1849 and fruit. By the end of the 19th century there was a collection of 46 pears here! The collections here were described by Professor Schubeler in the 1880s. Schubeler is well known for getting the help of local priests to test out plants throughout Norway. Both Reis\u00e6ter and Schubeler figure in the Hablitzia tamnoides story in Norway!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16975'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2912\" height=\"1669\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110313.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16975\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110313.jpg 2912w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110313-300x172.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110313-1024x587.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2912px) 100vw, 2912px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16975'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion monkey puzzle came from England in 1873! It was long alone but several more trees were planted in 1984!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16947'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820281.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16947\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820281.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820281-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820281-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820281-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16947'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion (largest) monkey puzzle (apeskrekk)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16948'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820284.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16948\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820284.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820284-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820284-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820284-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16948'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion (largest) monkey puzzle (apeskrekk)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16949'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820287.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16949\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820287.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820287-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820287-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820287-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16949'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion (largest) monkey puzzle (apeskrekk)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16950'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820289.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16950\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820289.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820289-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16950'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion (largest) monkey puzzle (apeskrekk)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16958'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16958\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820302.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820302-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820302-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820302-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16958'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion (largest) monkey puzzle (apeskrekk)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16951'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"678\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16951\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820290.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820290-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16951'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion (largest) sweet chestnut tree\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16952'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820292.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16952\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820292.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820292-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820292-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820292-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16952'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion (largest) sweet chestnut tree\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16953'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820295.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16953\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820295.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820295-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16953'>\n\t\t\t\tNorway&#8217;s champion (largest) sweet chestnut tree\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16973'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110308.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16973\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110308.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110308-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-16973'>\n\t\t\t\tSiberian pine (Pinus cembra)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=16972'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1110307.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-16972\" 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