One of the most amazing photos I have seen

Bretrick

Bretrick

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Perth Western Australia
I am at a local soccer club and there is a large screen showing Google images.
One picture came up and I had to get closer to understand what it was.
It is a photo of a tree growing in the Dead Sea between Jordan and Israel on what is a small salt mound.
Photo credit - Tzevika Stein - Israel

The only tree in the Dead Sea ...​

 

This is extraordinary. How can a tree grow in such an environment with so much salt? I know that there exist the so-called halophytes, but this is really strange.
 
Further research reveals the truth
Even though a close inspection of the tree will reveal buds on the branches and roots stretching into the salty crust of the island, it doesn’t mean that the tree sprouted and grew there. It was a local artist who brought and “planted” it on the salt island as an original art installation. Apparently, he has been visiting the tree every day, putting mud around its base to ensure that it gets all the nutrients needed to survive in this extremely harsh environment.
 

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