Gorse by photosynthesis
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Another shot of the beach at Bandon. The yellow hillside is filled with gorse, which is a highly invasive plant that was brought over from Ireland by Bandon's founder, Lord George Bennett, in 1876. In 1936, a small fire started in Bandon, but because of the gorse, it spread & burned all but 16 of the town's 500 homes. Gorse secretes oils that burn like diesel fuel & when you spray water on it when it's burning, it just spreads the flames. It's also resilient & is the first plant to regenerate. It's all over Bandon today in huge thickets. For those who are interested in more details about this, here's an article about it.
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Comments (6)
durleybeachbum
New Zealand has a huge gorse problem too!
Here in the south UK it is managed on the heaths for the nesting habitat of the scarce bird, the Dartford Warbler.
Our cliffs are also stabilised by it in Bournemouth.
Richardphotos
I like the golden leafs on the store. very inviting place
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
beachsidelegs
Beautiful picture my friend :)
moochagoo
Very interesting story and nice view.
Faemike55
Fabulous capture and interesting information about the regenerative properties of that plant