A boardwalk leads to two benches sitting on a rectangular deck. To reach the benches, you need to duck and wind your way through the twisted, horizontally sprawling dwarf oak trees that are hundreds of years old but not very tall. Around the boardwalk and deck are more tangled, twisted trees. El Moro Elfin Forest in Los Osos, bordering on Morro Bay, California

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A couple of benches on which to sit and take in the twisted dwarf oak trees of the Elfin Forest in Morro Bay/Los Osos.

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The image shows an old, sprawling oak tree that hugs the ground and twists and turns in unusual directions. The tree in the foreground has one very large burl in its trunk. There are many trees in this location, but it's difficult to distinguish individual trees; they are all tangled together. The ground of the forest is covered with green ferns. The name "Elfin Forest" comes from the short stature of the Coast Live Oaks, which grow as tall as 50 feet elsewhere in Los Osos. Here they are stunted by the local environment. Despite being centuries old, these oaks range from a high of 20 feet in sheltered areas to a low of 4 feet near the tallest ridge line.

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El Moro Elfin Forest in Los Osos, California. The oak trees are stunted in growth, despite being hundreds of years old.

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Dwarf bald cypress foliage auditioning for the sunset.
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a photograph of two blood oranges that are almost ripe.

I harvested my orchard today. I don't believe they are quite yet ripe, but my little orange tree was lopsided. I think they are beautiful when making Orange Marmalade! I guess I'll wait to make some until next year.Lemon crop was much more fruitful. #Blessedbethefruit #plants #citrus #dwarfTrees