picture of a 700 year old tree

Tim Smalley
@timsmalley@mastodon.green
For today's #ThickTrunkTuesday, I have a very special tree.

This is an ancient hornbeam tree that is about 700 yrs old.

It looks like two trees, but it's actually a single tree that has begun to compartmentalise in the latter part of its life. I explain more about this below.

I'd love to go back to shoot this again in the fog. Here's hoping things align the next time I have an opportunity to get up to this remarkable forest.

#woodland #trees #forest #landscapephotography #art #nature



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