What Inspires Ruth Collis - Amazing Trees

If you just look around you, there are some amazing discoveries to be found... like certain trees that stand out to be unique in some way or another. It is the wonder that makes them artistic.
Red Tree in Idylwild, California
This tree is very red if you look at it closely... so red it's purple.

Looks like an Elephant Tree

Another side of Elephant Tree

Third side of Elephant Tree. Just incredible size, odd shape, but AMAZING... how do these trees get this way?

Is this one tree or many?

What makes these weird lumps?

The small figs dropping everywhere all the time, you're afraid they'll hit your head, or dent your car roof.

Just incredible root system

Close up textures

Root scarf

Sprinkler systems busted

Weird growths coming off them...

Tree sends whole branches down to support the tree's weight... Can you believe this? How would you like to grow a leg if you wanted...

Another view of the tree shooting out a branch to support it's weight.

Phenomenal roots / size comparison to a human

Roots wrapped in more roots...



Fig Tree Notes
Morton bay Fig Tree
Pacific Palisades, California








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