Canary Pine Trees

Canary pine , pinus canariensis
Canary pine , pinus canariensis, Cumbrecita

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Today I visited Cumbrecita, and I fell in love with Canary pine trees all over again.

Canary pine , pinus canariensis, Cumbrecita
Canary pine , pinus canariensis, Cumbrecita

So many of them look as though they’ve been carefully trained into artistic shapes, like gigantic bonsai trees.

Canary pine , pinus canariensis, Cumbrecita
Canary pine , pinus canariensis, Cumbrecita

So here are a few of my favourites.
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Posted by sheila

Sheila came to La Palma with a six month contract and has stayed 24 years so far. She used to work as a software engineer at the observatory, but now she's a writer and Starlight guide.

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