Ivy clad tree, Black Firs Lane
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Ivy clad tree, Black Firs Lane
Image: © Richard Dorrell Taken: 13 Mar 2012
Even a tree as clothed with ivy as this one will not die from the overgrowth, but the weight and density of the evergreen creeper make the host tree vulnerable to being blown over in winter storms. Black Firs Lane leads into West Heath, Congleton.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.175179
Longitude
-2.252352