Fissured pine bark, Union Street Park, Torquay
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Fissured pine bark, Union Street Park, Torquay
Image: © Tom Jolliffe Taken: 3 May 2010
The deeply fissured bark of this pine tree, probably a Monterey, gives the impression of being slices of wood that are almost glued together, or even as if it is a prop in a play, or even like an imagined Ent from Tolkien. The texture of the bark is invitingly tactile.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.469643
Longitude
-3.535591