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Forlorn-hope

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Posted by David Taylor on July 21, 2006 at 4:12 AM
Forlorn-hope
I noticed this mistletoe seed attached to a dead twig on my Classic Blenheim Orange apple tree. It is unusual in producing three hypocotyls to attach itself to the twig. The norm is one and sometimes two. Unfortunately it is doomed to failure as the twig is completely dead.

Sony DSC F717 hand held, natural light, cropped.

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Posted by Tim Munsey on July 21, 2006 at 4:39 AM
My god! It's Kermit's hand, poor poor fella, Miss Piggy must be distraught!
Wierd thing, but fascinating.

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Tim
Posted by william g watson on July 21, 2006 at 5:55 AM
I do agree, its wierd but certainly a cool shot :toast:
Posted by Clive_S on July 21, 2006 at 8:10 AM
I planted some of these last year - now I know what to look for! Disturbingly hand-like... :rolleyes:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on July 21, 2006 at 8:21 AM
Looks like an aliens been near by and lost its hand... i'm suddenly reminded of signs...
Posted by Antony on July 21, 2006 at 1:33 PM
Very interesting shot. I've not seen that before.

Regards
Posted by Sean Bolton on July 21, 2006 at 5:04 PM
Unusual and interesting image, looks like some weird alien thing.

cheers

Sean
Posted by Danny Green on July 22, 2006 at 4:33 PM
Hello Clive

Great shot and good spotting, fascinating subject

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Danny