Torrential rains from the last week made the waters of the Dordogne rise and the trees on its banks now get wet feet.
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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.
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In autumn the leaves turn yellow. They are composite, a bit like Elder leaves, instead of simple and hand-shaped like other Maples.
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