Pale young leaves of an English Oak in country roadside hedge in spring sunshine. Somewhat unusual massed leaf growth - see NOTES for explanation.

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This massed patch of young oak trees occurs when a young oak tree specimen growing in a hedgerow is subjected to repeated annual flailing (agricultural hedge cutting). Since the sapling is denied growth upwards they tend to form bush-like status. That's what we have here, and a mass of young oak leaves as a result.

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: cornwall, uk
Photo credit: © Marcus Harrison - plants / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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