Gnarly beech bole
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Gnarly beech bole by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 20 Sep 2020
The trunk of a beech tree which has seen better days, as shown by the stubs of what had been large branches. The bark is much rougher than normal for a beech.