Torrential rains from the last week made the waters of the Dordogne rise and the trees on its banks now get wet feet.
No problem for the big American Box-Elder (Acer negundo) on the left in the image, it is made for this. It is a kind of Maple tree but a special one, a native of North America and now really at home on the banks of big rivers here where it can develop into dense forests.
In autumn the leaves turn yellow. They are composite, a bit like Elder leaves, instead of simple and hand-shaped like other Maples.
