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RE: A Few Banff Pics

in Photography Lovers5 months ago (edited)

The lumps on the tree are called "Burl Wood." It is caused by stress or disease, the tree creates those lumps as a defense mechanism. Woodworkers pay high premiums for these deformations because of the patterns in the wood grain.
These two YouTube shorts explain "Burl Wood" further
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Great! Thanks for the detailed information.