The trunk of a dawn redwood. A deciduous tree related to the coastal redwood and sequoia. It was thought to be extinct until one was found in China in the 1940's. (see here) And here's one in Raleigh!
A lovely tree. We have a unique stand of ancient pines found in a secret valley in the middle of big wilderness area in 1994 During the recent fires which were burning all around this valley they winched in special crews to try and preserve the pines ... they succeeded but it was close https://www.qt.com.au/news/secret-mission-saves-dinosaur-trees/3921730/
I like the root patterns.
ReplyDeleteA lovely tree. We have a unique stand of ancient pines found in a secret valley in the middle of big wilderness area in 1994 During the recent fires which were burning all around this valley they winched in special crews to try and preserve the pines ... they succeeded but it was close https://www.qt.com.au/news/secret-mission-saves-dinosaur-trees/3921730/
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