Burled tree #2 by goodoleboy
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Captured 5/20/15 @ 8:07 am, somewhere along the boulevard.
A burl results from a tree undergoing some form of stress. It may be caused by an injury, virus or fungus. Most burls grow beneath the ground, attached to the roots as a type of malignancy that is generally not discovered until the tree dies or falls over. Such burls sometimes appear as groups of bulbous protrusions connected by a system of rope-like roots. Almost all burl wood is covered by bark, even if it is underground. Insect infestation and certain types of mold infestation are the most common causes of this condition.
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I prefer to call them tumors, and find them ugly.
Have a nice post Memorial Day.
Comments (6)
etoiledumatin
Incomplete and disjointed picture giving the composition an unusual assembly
goodoleboy
The burls would be barely perceptible if you wanted to see the whole tree in one shot. Ergo, a sacrifice was necessary in this instance. And it doesn't look disjointed, whatever that's supposed to mean, to me.
Cyve
Amazing tree my friend and fabulous captures also !!!
prutzworks
an amazing birch tree well seen
prutzworks
the Who: I hope I won't gonna die before I get old!!! That's my g ggg generation
CavalierLady
Burled is putting it mildly.... goodness! But if sawn into planks, I'll bet the pattern on the inside would be beautiful. Cool shot, Harry.
MrsRatbag
Wow, that tree could certainly use a dermatologist! What a great find, and I agree with Maria, I'll bet the pattern inside would be fantastic! Great work, Harry!
anahata.c
fine detail on a beautiful deformed tree---beautiful for the human eye, though probably not to the tree. And you've matched it with its environment about as well as anyone could---I assume that this is a tough sight to capture, because the tree is so powerful, and yet it's sitting in front of so many things that have none of the beauty and power of the tree. I'd be circling it forever, to find a shot...But in the top shot, you've allowed the curb to move back and touch the tree, as does the rail, on the left side: nice symmetry. And the tree's in the center of the shot, with the street on one side and the houses and commercial places on the other. And in the bottom shot, you have a white post/pillar on the left, with a tree and sign on the right, and an interesting play of perpendiculars with the shadows moving through the sidewalk and into the street. Good composing in both instances. And fine detail on the tree. You tackled a very tough subject very well. And the tree itself makes quite a pair of shots...