Fruit pods of Pawlonia tomentosa, the Empress tree, in Beijing, China. In earlier times, the light seeds were used to pack goods for transport

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Size: 6144px × 4650px
Location: Beijing, China
Photo credit: © Andrew Benton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 2018, beijing, branch, brown, china, chinese, empress, fruit, invasive, ornamental, pawlonia, pawloniaceae, plant, pod, prc, sand, seed, spring, tan, tomentosa, tree