Mountain Ash or Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) seedlings growing in the top of a rotten fence post

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Mountain Ash or Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) seedlings growing in the top of a rotten fence post. The seeds would have been in bird droppings deposited on the top of the post and the humidity and dampness of the area allowed the young plants to thrive.

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Size: 4820px × 7250px
Location: Achiltibuie, Ross shire, Scotland, UK.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantPlants / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: ash, aucuparia, barndigital, berry, bird, dispersal, dispersion, fall, fence, food, grow, leaf, mountain, plant, post, red, rosaceae, rowan, seed, seedling, seeds, sorbus, tree