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Spruce burl forest - 201206LJW

Spruce burl forest - 201206LJW

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The round knobs on these trees are called Burls. They are tree tumors caused by damage to a tip or bud. This causes growth cells to divide more rapidly than normal and over time forms these swelling on the trees.

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Comments (8)

Joel Skok, on July 17, 2012, said:

Like a scene from some hobbit forest movie, real interesting Larry LIKE

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Larry Workman QIN, on July 29, 2012, said:

Thank you very much Joel. I'm happy you like it. Best regards, Larry

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Tomas K☼h☼ut, on September 30, 2012, said:

Amazing Larry! I never saw a forest with such a concentration of Burls. Only one here and there... ;-)

Best wishes, Tom

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Larry Workman QIN, on October 14, 2012, said:

Hi Thomas. We have many burls in the forests here, but the spruce forests along the coast seem more prone to burls. S pozdravem Larry

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miha.zverev, on February 23, said:

Yikes!

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Larry Workman QIN, on February 24, said:

! ;-)

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André Bonacin, on March 3, said:

Amazing!

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Larry Workman QIN, on March 10, said:

It is!

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  • Uploaded on June 11, 2012
  • © All Rights Reserved
    by Larry Workman QIN
  • Extra information
    • Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
    • Taken on 2012/06/10 11:04:33
    • Exposure: 0.050s (1/20)
    • Focal Length: 35.00mm
    • F/Stop: f/11.000
    • ISO Speed: ISO200
    • Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
    • No flash