These trees are all on a lean because of the brutal gale winds in the south! A closer look at the Olearia traversii trees on the coastal clifftop at Fortrose, Southland, New Zealand. Fortrose is in the far south of The Catlins. This post continues yesterday’s: All The Tired Trees. Photos taken 21 Feb 2021.
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Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2021)
keywords: windshear, wind shear, windshorn, wind shorn, shaped, bow, bowed,
Exploring Colour 
What a cool sight. They remind me of bonsai trees I’ve seen, but I bet a bonsai artist would have a heck of a time duplicating these.
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I guess so!
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That is incredible!
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Thanks Irene! I sure think so 😀
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Amazing
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The wind does a very neat job of keeping the trees trimmed!
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Amazing how they still persevere despite the force that pushes them so hard!!
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Yes, I too am amazed by that!
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I love how they bend to the wind in that very special place. Here’s a set that I found a decade ago, that I’ve longed to revisit ever since: https://krikitarts.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/magical-macrocarpa-medusa/. Some day…
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Great photos Gary and I really like your “nest of snakes” description for the writhing and closely intertwined branches! thank you 🙂
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