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Contrasts…….On the Edge

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Pine and Birch

On the edge of the moors the cold and winds have started to leave there marks.  The Silver Birch has been stripped of its leaves ….. whilst the Pine remains smug in the knowledge that its will remained clothed in its green needles throughout the coming winter.

4th November

(C) David Oakes 2017

10 thoughts on “Contrasts…….On the Edge”

  1. I noticed a funny little thing:
    This birch seems to hav e learned a thing or two from the old oaks in your neighbourhood?
    With no leaves left the silhouette looks just like an oak! Over here they do not!

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    1. Silver Birch are indeed normally tall and straight and short lived (well here in the UK) but some, usually lone trees, really fight back against the elements and when they get damaged they tend to sprout a new branch and end up in all sorts of shapes. I also think that the ‘damaged’ Birch seems to become much stronger and lives longer (but I have no science to back that up!)

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      1. Strange! The Norwegian birch lives qite high up into the mountain sides under extreme conditions but havs over thousands of years changed it shape in an all together different way. Much smaller, but very tough and resilient!

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  3. Gd morning y’all. Wonderful photo. I love birchtrees. Well, I love most trees, of course. But silverbirches are so beautiful. And, from my friend I have learned to look at the trees without leaves and I can see her point. 🙂 The trees without leaves is even more beautiful than I thought.

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    1. In the shelter of the woods the Birch leaves are only just changing colour. Usually here they are one of the first to drop…this year they seem to be the ones that will give us the autumnal colours

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