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The Living Forest (177) : Walking Tree (1)

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Living Forest (177) : Walking Tree (1)

Somewhere in Belgium, there’s an old and unique pine forest, where lots of ‘walking trees’ can be spotted.

Over there, a large number of Scots Pines have visible roots up to 1,5m high above the soil, due to erosion of the (sand)hill on which they stand.
To maintain its handhold, the tree roots must grow down deeper and deeper into the soil year after year.
It looks as if those trees are making a walk through the forest this way, hence their name.

Needless to say that in the distant past it was believed that these trees were a perfect residence for a variety of fairy tale figures…….

Dutch name : Grove den
German name : Waldkiefer
Latin name : Pinus sylvestris

Location : Kabouterbos(°) at Kasterlee (Belgium)
(°): ‘Kabouterbos’ literally means : ‘Gnome forest’

Comentarios 27

Cobrak 21/12/2013 1:03
:-)!
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Inge Stüwe 11/03/2012 9:39
Was die Natur alles kann, ein faszinierendes Foto!
Liebe Grüße
Inge
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carinart 08/03/2012 20:33
Solche Wurzels sieht man selten - toll sieht das aus!
L.G, Karin
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willy ombret 08/03/2012 15:05
incroyable très bon shoot
belle photo
willy ombret
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Gisa K. 06/03/2012 21:56
Das sieht unwahrscheinlich aus, als würde der baum wie eine riesige Krake gleich durch den Wald laufen- lustig
LG Gisa
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Adele D. Oliver 06/03/2012 21:10
Amazing sight all these pines with their "legs" - ready to take off when it gets too crowded :-)))) A fine capture in difficult light, great sharpness !!!
greetings, Adele
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K.-H.Schulz 06/03/2012 20:17
Top gemacht.
very good.
LG:karl-Heinz
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Jan Rillich 06/03/2012 20:02
Looks like the Boogie-man
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Ryszard Basta 06/03/2012 19:36
niecodzienna scena
ladnie zdjeta
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Vera M. Shulga 06/03/2012 18:11
Awesome trees with such roots, like a woody great spider..
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Angelika Ritter 06/03/2012 17:48
that looks funny..very interesting aswell.
lg angie
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Irbenika 06/03/2012 17:14
Wonderful picture of these unique walking trees!! In the north of Holland, the same trees are found in woods ....it's a pity that the dwarves are always hiding when they hear the steps of the human ((
Ira
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Josef Kainz 06/03/2012 17:04
Ein tolles Motiv gute Aufnahme
vg josef
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Heinz Janovsky 06/03/2012 17:00
Erstaunliches Naturphänomen fein festgehalten.
Gruß Heinz
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Gunther Hasler 06/03/2012 15:42
Faszinierend diese Bäume, im Gebiet der Lüneburger Heide gibt es auch welche - in einem Gebiet mit (ehemaligen) Wanderdünen.
Außerdem erinnernt mich das an die wandernden Bäume im "Lord of the Rings"! ;-))
LG Gunther
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