20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
An apple tree bends with the sea wind

This apple tree lives in some of the harshest climate the state of Maine has to offer, with bitter gale force winds streaming off the ocean. And yet the tree, stooped and bent, still proudly stands, alone, with no buffer or support through the still of winter as well as the lush green summer.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Maine, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 90D
Copyright: © Sandra Mitchell