Isola Madre, the aftermath of the hurricane

The 30th of June 2006 a hurricane capsized the 150 yrs old Cupressus cashmeriana of Isola Madre (this wonderful tree is in fact a Cupressus tortulosa).

Immediately, a rescue team set up cranes to put it back on its roots.

You can see that the Island profile has changed: the large globe of the Cupressus cashmeriana is broken.

However, the tree survived and started regrowing. After a few years this awesome effort can be considered a great success.

Here you can see helicopters working on the site.

• : ƒ/8
• : 2 July, 2006
• : 200
• : 1/1250s

• : ƒ/8
• : 21 July, 2006
• : 400
• : 1/80s