>Finland's most famous pine dies>The iconic pine on Mäkrävaara hill in Koli National Park has died.>The contorted pine tree, long a landmark for hikers in Koli, has shed its needles and now stands as a dry, weathered trunk. The tree's decline was noticed by an Yle journalist during a hike in the area.>The pine, photographed by thousands of visitors to the park, had become a known natural landmark.>While pines can live for 500–600 years, the exact age of this particular tree is unclear.>The pine was made famous by the artist Eero Järnefelt, who captured it in an oil painting a century ago. His works helped strengthen Finnish national identity in the early years of independence.https://yle.fi/a/74-20231890press F to pay respects
>>222418745contorted nothing, I grew up climbing white pines, that's an alien shrub with no relation, look at that branch pattern.
>>222418745I'm pretty sure that's a dog and it looks alive and well
finland literally has just one species of tree, maybe two. lol
>>222418745Good riddance I say.
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See? The Finns can't even preserve a pine tree. How can you expect them to rule themselves?
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>>222418745>While pines can live for 500–600 yearsIt's literally as long as Finland's history, and it died now. It's time for Finland to be vanished from this earth.
>>222418745was there a dry period? or did it just die naturally
>>222418745Finland has fallen its over
