Downy Birch (Betula pubescens). Grown from a wind dispersed seeds, now playing a part in 'natural succession'. Short lived Dying

---

Downy Birch (Betula pubescens). Grown from a wind dispersed seeds, now playing a part in 'natural succession', - from water eventually to dry land. These trees are shortlived and these are reaching the end of their natural lives.

---

Size: 5616px × 3744px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bark, betula, birch, broad, broadland, broads, calthorpe, dormant, downy, dying, edge, erect, flora, format, horizontal, landscape, monochrome, natural, nature, nnr, norfolk, orientation, pubescens, ramsar, season, seasons, seed, seeds, shallow, site, sssi, succession, trunk, trunks, water, wetland, wetlands, white, wild, wilderness, wildlife, wildness, winter