Veteran Beech

Extensive bark necrosis suggesting severe sapwood dysfunction, probably caused by honey fungus.
Notice the recent large scale failure, but still the tree stands.
A fallen sibling lies near by. This tree will decay and eventually become the soil for its offspring to grow in, completing the life-cycle.
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