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American Smoketree Burl - 2010 Champion Tree of Alabama, Resurrected!

This is a close-up section of American Smoketree burl taken from a 64ft tree, awarded "Champion" by the Alabama Forestry Comm. in 2010. The tree was lost in an ice storm a few years later. Wood workers liberated it's inner beauty, as treasured art.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2024
Date Uploaded: 10.2024
Photo Location: Volo, Illinois, United States of America
Camera: NIKON Z 8
Copyright: © Robert Garfinkle