Himalayan Spruce at Tyrconnell

Libby Fairweather, of Alberta Heritage Tree Foundation, stands in the Himalayan spruce tree in St. Peter's cemetery, Tyrconnell. The large horizontal branches are tear-drop shaped in cross section, rather than round, an amazing engineering feat of nature to strengthen the branches to support the enormous bending stresses placed upon them!

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