Cut pruned branch of cider gum showing dead wood and unusual pattern in annual rings in xylem and lignin

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Meopham, Gravesend, Kent
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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