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The Life and Love of Trees Photo Slideshow
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O, The Oprah Magazine  |  From the November 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
The Life and Love of Trees, Kathy Collins
Perthshire, Scotland

Species: Fagus sylvatica
Photographer: Kathy Collins
The forest floor under these beech trees in Perthshire, Scotland, is low in undergrowth due to the heavy canopy of the trees, which prevents light reaching the ground. This creates a distinctive forest scene of heavy leaf litter late in the year and into early spring when the beech has finally shed its leaves.

From The Life & Love of Trees by Lewis Blackwell. Image © Kathy Collins
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