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Cedar Swamp

 

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A Northern White Cedar tree on the bank of Bietner creek.
An example of multiple trunks on a Cedar tree.
Four multiple trunks on a small cedar.
An interesting shaped Cedar tree.
A large Northern White Cedar tree.

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