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Lichens and the trees they grow on

On a cold winter’s day the veteran oak trees in the Old Wood of Drum (National Trust for Scotland) in Aberdeenshire look magnificent. Bared of all leaves, the lichens that cover trunks and branches become even more prominent. What appear to be streaks of yellow paint turn out to be the powdery looking lichen ChrysothrixContinue reading “Lichens and the trees they grow on”