An uprooted tree lies on the shore. It's been there a while; the bark is gone, the wood is spalted, taking on a bluish tinge. And all along its length, tip to ground level, small mushrooms are bursting out. On the roots, exposed along with the rest of the tree, not a single one is visible.
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| The largest mushrooms are about 1 cm. across. |
Spalting is caused by fungi growing inside the dead wood. I found it interesting that neither the mushrooms nor the spalting effect showed up in the roots.
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Un árbol entero, arrancado del suelo con todo y raices, yace en la arena cerca de la zona de altamarea. Tiene tiempo allí; ya perdió la corteza, y la madera está teñida por hongos que crecen en el interior y pintan la madera de gris y azul. Y a todo el largo, honguitos brotan. Menos en las raices, expuestas al igual con el tronco, pero ahí no aparece ni un honguito, ni se han pintado; mantienen el color natural de madera seca. Algo interesante.
Thanks for teaching us a new word!
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