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Field guide No. 1519

In a winter wood, a level band of fog crosses every trunk, and each tree changes bark above and below it: birch on top, pine or oak beneath. The fog appears to be where the trees get exchanged.

Unbroken trees through fog

The fog is where they swap.

In a winter wood, a level band of fog crosses every trunk, and each tree changes bark above and below it: birch on top, pine or oak beneath. The fog appears to be where the trees get exchanged.

Field noteGraft wood and rootstock differ all the time; it’s the knife-straight seam at fog height that strains belief.

Specimen: No. 1519
Genus: Generated
Kind: Possible (the golden mountain kind)
Breaks: Category
Where it doesn’t exist: A mixed wood at the exact height of the fog.
Nearest existing relative: A grafted fruit tree.
Filed in Fresh slop as: Surreal

Also possible, also breaking category