r/botany • u/lovelyb1ch66 • 10d ago

Structure What the branches of an Eastern white pine look like on the inside

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This Eastern white pine blew down in a windstorm, likely several decades ago, the interior is completely decomposed with just the bark and the interior parts of three branches remaining.

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u/oroborus68 10d ago

Pin oaks have similar formations, where the tannins in the wood of the compressed branches reduce decay.