A touch of wind topiary
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A touch of wind topiary
Image: © Chris Yeates Taken: 2 Jan 2006
Winter sunshine highlights the way in which the prevailing winds have shaped this oak tree in a hedge near Denby Dale; despite this, the tree has still retained a lot of its upper leaves - a phenomenon often seen particularly on young oaks and on beech hedges.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.572577
Longitude
-1.64509