Alder (Alnus glutinosa). Felled tree stump still in ground, with smaller stump, foreground, showing adventitious, or re-growth.

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Alder (Alnus glutinosa). Felled tree stump still in ground, with smaller stump showing adventitious, or re-growth of new branches, foreground. Akin to pollarding. Ferns and mosses indicative of a wetland acidic soil. May. Broadland, Norfolk.

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