Exfoliating bark on palo blanco (Mariosousa willardiana), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
These are for Christian Augustin, whose wonderful Broken Skin photo series explores the textures, patterns, and colors of bark and rust and ruined paint.
Exfoliating bark on palo blanco (Mariosousa willardiana), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
These are for Christian Augustin, whose wonderful Broken Skin photo series explores the textures, patterns, and colors of bark and rust and ruined paint.
Papery, exfoliating bark of a palo blanco tree (Mariosousa willardiana). Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Papery, exfoliating bark of a palo blanco tree (Mariosousa willardiana). Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Palo blanco catkins (Mariosousa willardiana). At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Palo blanco catkins (Mariosousa willardiana). At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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