A couple years ago, I was driving around the back roads of the Veneto in Italy and took a marvelous photo of some of the trees.

The trees out of the area have a very unique look to them. During WWII, Italians cut off the top limbs to use for firewood. But they left a tall stump. This stump then grow lots of smaller limbs, which the continued to harvest.

This technique created a very unique looking tree that I was able to capture on my camera.

See the Trees of the Veneto.