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Fraxinus Sun

Searching for an artistic gift or something a bit different for your home?

Our captivating art collection ranges from the inspirational to the novel, containing images generated from X-rays of tree seeds.

Forest Research scientists X-ray seeds to check their quality and ensure that only the finest seeds are planted to become our future forests. These X-rays have been turned into unique art, which is now available in a range of formats – from canvasses to poster prints and greeting cards. To view the full range, visit our website:

The Art of Seeds

www.frprints.co.uk

About ‘Fraxinus Sun’: This ‘sun’ image is created

from X-rays of seeds from the common ash (Fraxinus excelsior). The X-rays expose the beautiful detail in the

elegant wings that give the seeds the power of flight,

dispersing them far and wide on the wind to eventually

rise up as the ash trees of the future. The wings represent

the sun’s rays and at the base of the wings, the ‘sun’ itself

is formed from the fruits, known as samaras. FR(A

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