Trees In Kuantan Part 2 - Branches

In Part 2 of the Trees In Kuantan series, I will be exploring branches - the way a tree grows and divides itself up to spread the load and become established. Branches can be short, long, crooked or straight, smothered in leaves or thorns, or bare naked. Branches are used to describe a company's workplace in various locations in the world, a church organisation's chapels or groups of members in certain geographical locations, and even used to describe detailed fields of study covering many topics. But nowhere are branches better observed than where they naturally belong - on a tree.

Branches grow at all angles from the trunk

These crooked branches span out in all directions, giving the best chance of its leaves receiving maximum sunlight, absorbing carbon dioxide, and giving off oxygen

These branches are covered in growth

Some branches have little shoots growing off them

Here they are shown with more clarity

This branch is a little worse for wear

This branch comes to a regrettably abrupt end

This branch winds its way up to the higher reaches of the tree

Like spokes of a bicycle wheel, these branches spurt out in all directions

These branches grow in a circular range around the trunk

Hanging across the road, this branch has been experiencing some extra bulging

The following intriguing tree is plastered with prickly thorns over its branches:

This strange image depicts hairs standing on end at the termination of this branch

I love this soft, furry branch

A tiny branch grows new leaves

Branches support leaves, which in these three pictures, are basking in the sunlight:

Branches play an important role in providing place for leaves to grow. Here, the branches are bathed in a green glow as sunlight gloriously shines through the green canopy of leaves.

"For I, the Lord God, created all things...spiritually, before they were naturally upon the face of the earth."

Trees In Kuantan Part 1 - Trunks

Part 1 of the Trees In Kuantan series showcases the various trees around Kuantan. Today we will be looking at trunks. Some are fat, some thin, some rough, others smooth, some prickly and yet others deformed. Take a look at the following photographs and let me know how you feel.

Palm trees and coconut trees are ubiquitous in Malaysia

I love the distinct ringed design on the trunk

This design is particularly attractive

The bark has come away at the base of the trunk

Some of the roots spill out onto the pavement

Here, a large quantity of smaller trunks make up this tree

Reds, oranges and greens are on display in this plant

This labyrinthine network of trunks and branches is simply stunning

Branches and roots wrap themselves around the trunk

Green trunks, green leaves, these are beautiful trees

Did you spot the iguana climbing the tree? I must admit I didn't. Only until I'd uploaded the picture to my computer did I realise what a great photo I'd snapped! This iguana is perfectly camouflaged by the trunk of the tree.

The artistry on this trunk is amazing!

Only the remnants of a trunk remain of this tree

Here come the thick trunks. . . 

This twisting trunk can be found in Taman Gelora, Kuantan

Strips of old bark peel off the large trunk of this tree

A close-up view of a splitting trunk

Two strips of old bark hang like fangs on the trunk of this tree

Taken in September 2008, this was one of the earlier shots in this series; it's still one of my favourites.  Parts of the trunk grow outwards at the base to support the tree and prevent it from premature leaning

The trunk stands in the background as its roots serpentine away visibly above the ground

The next two trunks are seriously deformed. . . 

A row of hairy trunks line the road to East Coast Mall and the Zenith Hotel

This stem is missing its branches, but its intriguing shape captures our attention

This colourful trunk shoots up into the Kuantan sky, with its distinctive layers of growth recording its progress

Wow I love this photo! This solitary decrepit trunk stands in silhouette against blue skies, a grey cloud, and the imminent arrival of the sun

"And out of the ground made I, the Lord God, to grow every tree, naturally, that is pleasant to the sight of man; and man could behold it. And it became also a living soul. For it was spiritual in the day that I created it..."