Aston on Clun, Shropshire, UK. The original Arbor Tree, an old black poplar decorated with flags for Arbor Day (29th May). It has since been replanted

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Alex Ramsay / Alamy Stock Photo

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B9671G

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62.2 MB (4.7 MB Compressed download)

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4184 x 5195 px | 35.4 x 44 cm | 13.9 x 17.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

1992

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Aston on Clun, Shropshire, UK

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This is the original ancient black poplar which blew down in a storm in 1996, and has since been replaced with a young black poplar (one of the rarest trees in Britain)

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