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California Roots, As A Part Of Plants

Lava Flow
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The roots of one tree almost resembled an overhead view of an ancient lava flow.


Roots Of Plants external link   •  Palm Canyon Trail external link   •  Balboa Park external link   •  San Diego external link California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:54:38 Thursday 14 October 2010)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 25 January 2019)   •  © 2019 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_0167
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Fallen Tree
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A tree fell in the woods and all that was left at the edge of the trail was it roots, a mere echo of its former height.


Roots Of Plants   •  Caswell Campground, California   •  (Date Photographed: 14:01:08 Saturday 30 May 2009)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 28 September 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Campground_4906BCX
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Rain Eroded
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A heavy rainy season caused erosion all over the City. Here, the roots of a tree had become exposed as well as the pipe used to water it.


Roots Of Plants   •  Beale at Folsom Streets, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 14:01:08 Saturday 17 January 2009)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 28 September 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SF_8476BCX
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Square Root
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The root system of this tree was extruded in a square shape due to the presence of mortared bricks in the sidewalk.


Roots Of Plants   •  Sanchez St., San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: in 2007)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 February 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SF_01
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Roots Bridge A Gap
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At the edge of one of the many lakes in the San Francisco Zoo was a gap. Roots appeared to be slowly bridging and repairing that gap.


Roots Of Plants   •  San Francisco Zoo   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: in 2007)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 February 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Zoo_01
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Bird Disappeared
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Scant moments earlier, there had been birds perched on this cluster of tree roots. The flew off just as the camera was raised.


Roots Of Plants   •  Stow Lake, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: in 2007)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 February 2008)   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #20070000_08T
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Broke Surface
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A sneaky root accidently broke the surface of a sidewalk just enough to threaten pedestrians with injury.


Roots Of Plants   •  Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: in 2007)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 February 2008)   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #20070000_02
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Dangerous
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A dangerous root snaked across a sidewalk in Pacific Heights, threatening the unwary with an unfortunate fall.


Roots Of Plants   •  Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: in 2007)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 February 2008)   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #20070000_01
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