baumzaehlen - Primeval Forests & Their Trees

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Erica arborea (heath tree, Ericaceae)

Madeira Nature Park , Portugal.
Unusually tall and large individual. Height 22.2 m, girth 139 cm. Other trees: Laurus novocanariensis (dark bark) and Persea indica (pale bark). Garajonay National Park , Canary Islands, Spain.
Canopy in Garajonay National Park , Canary Islands, Spain. Branches of E. arborea , foreground.