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Melaleuca trees are layered here due to areas where the trees have broken and rotted leaving stumps of varying heights over a large area.

Melaleuca trees in Florida are an invasive species which tend to displace other plants due to their dense growth.

Selling or planting this tree in Florida is illegal without a permit.

They originated in Australia and were introduced to south Florida about 100 years ago.

This is a high ISO image (ISO 1600).

I've been a photographer most of my life, starting very young with a Kodak Instamatic camera. There were a few others over some years and in my mid-twenties a Canon EOS 630 (film camera) which I used extensively. Then I quit for a while. Can't say I know why, life happens. Some years ago I decided I would commit to what I knew had long been an important part of my life. It has been good in many ways, mostly because it lets me see the world around me as a place to enjoy and share. There is much that goes on around us that is negative and depressing, to say the least. It lifts my spirits to find other views that show there is much to be grateful for and much that others might find inspiring although they might never get the chance to see...