Witch's brooms
Introduction
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Witch's brooms
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 6 Feb 2022
Witch's brooms are dense masses of branched small twigs found amongst the branches of trees and said to resemble a witch's broom. They can be caused by a variety of different organisms, including the fungus Taphrina betulina which affects Birch trees.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.939588
Longitude
-4.330087