V23
V23 is a cork oak (Quercus suber) that sits in a privileged lookout over the Douro River valley in Portugal. Cork oaks are the national tree of Portugal, and are an integral part of this country’s natural and cultural heritage. The bark of this tree (which is cork) was harvested in 2023 – hence the “V23” marking painted on its trunk. The bark will grow back, and will be harvested again in 2032, when the tree will be renamed V32.
V23 is a cork oak (Quercus suber) that sits in a privileged lookout over the Douro River valley in Portugal. Cork oaks are the national tree of Portugal, and are an integral part of this country’s natural and cultural heritage. The bark of this tree (which is cork) was harvested in 2023 – hence the “V23” marking painted on its trunk. The bark will grow back, and will be harvested again in 2032, when the tree will be renamed V32.
V23 is a cork oak (Quercus suber) that sits in a privileged lookout over the Douro River valley in Portugal. Cork oaks are the national tree of Portugal, and are an integral part of this country’s natural and cultural heritage. The bark of this tree (which is cork) was harvested in 2023 – hence the “V23” marking painted on its trunk. The bark will grow back, and will be harvested again in 2032, when the tree will be renamed V32.
This is a limited edition fine art print and each print is mailed with a certificate of authenticity. Photographs are printed on Hahnemühle Pearl paper and have a lifetime warranty against fading. The proceeds of all sales of my photographs will be donated to an endowment fund to maintain the Votuaná Nature Preserve in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is a 177 hectare preserve of Atlantic Rainforest, one of the world’s most biodiverse and most endangered forest biomes.
