Spring shoots. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1996-05-01.
Pinus sylvestris
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Tortured swamp tree. Natural bonsai, instant beauty! Just plant it in a bog and wait 400 years... Suomussalmi, Finland. Wild. 1992-07-01. |
Cultivated forest, very neat. Suomussalmi, Finland. Wild. 1992-07-01. |
A grand old pine in a Lapland forest. Hetta, Enontekiö, Finland. Wild. 1997-08-01. |
Spring shoots. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2000-05-20. |
Branch in flower - I shook it to make that pollen fly. Vantaa, Finland. Wild. 2000-06-04. |
Branches in flower, with spring shoots. Vantaa, Finland. Wild. 2000-06-04. |
These archipelago trees can give bog trees a run for most decorative bonsai-type tree. This one is probably far over 100 years old, yet it's shorter than I am... oh well, I expect I'll be shorter than I am when I'm 100+ years, too. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2004-09-12. |
Spring shoots. Lysekil, Sweden. Wild. 2005-06-01. |
Spring shoots. Lysekil, Sweden. Wild. 2005-06-01. |
Tortured swamp trees - the natural bonsais of the world. Torestorp, Sweden. Wild. 2005-06-03. |
"Kelohonka" - a dead trunk, still standing, long after the tree itself has died. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2005-03-20. |
Archipelago bonsai in winter. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2005-03-20. |
Gotta love these natural bonsai trees. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2007-06-17. |
Tree. Kaunispää, Saariselkä, Finland. Wild. 2007-08-09. |
Massive tree in winter. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-01-13. |
Branches of a massive tree in winter. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-01-13. |
Tree in winter. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-01-13. |
Tree in winter. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-01-13. |
Tree from underneath in winter. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-01-13. |
Tree from underneath in winter. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-01-13. |
Trees and spring growth. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-05-30. |
Spring growth. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-05-30. |
Male flowers and spring growth with red female flowers on top. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-05-30. |