Trees of Oak Alley Plantation, view from the gate. Vacherie, Louisiana, March 5, 2006
Tree alley in Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 7, 2019
Linden trees of Mariinskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 17, 2013
Trees on Tyarlevskaya Cutting, view from Krasnogo Solntsa Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 17, 2013
Birch trees from Listvennaya Alley in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2015
Birch trees along Krasnogo Bugra Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Trees near 12-th Parade Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2016
Birch trees on Krasnogo Bugra Alley in Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 6, 2017
Trees of Green Woman Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Linden trees of Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 18, 2015
Trees of linden alley in Voronino Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Crowns of trees of linden alley in Voronino Estate. Lomonosov Region of Leningrad District, Russia, January 4, 2016
Trees near Pilbashennaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 24, 2017
Pine tree alley in Sosnovka Park ending at Tikhoretsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 11, 2009
Trees near Staroshaleynaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 17, 2013
Trees of Green Woman Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2014
Spring trees on Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Garden. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2016
Birch trees from Listvennaya Alley in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 29, 2015
Spruce trees on Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Alley of damas trees (Conocarpus lancifolius) in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
Snowy trees at Green Woman Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2014
Birch trees near Red Bugor Alley and Tyarlevskaya Cutting in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2015
Birch trees of Krasnogo Bugra Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Spruce trees at Green Woman Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 28, 2014
Birch trees of Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2015
Linden trees of Mariyinskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2016
Fall colors of birch trees near Staroshaleynaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 17, 2013
Birch trees of Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 18, 2015
Large sacred fig (Bo-Tree, Ficus religiosa) in an alley parallel to Abdullah Bin Thani Street, Musheirib area. Doha, Qatar, May 24, 2013
Gnarl on a spruce tree near Starosylviyskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 30, 2014
Birch trees on Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Trees of Zelionoy Zhenshchiny Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 14, 2017
Bark of a larch tree on Maryinskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 14, 2017
Trees of Zelionoy Zhenshchiny Alley in fog in Pavlovsk Park in Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 17, 2013
Alley (sikka) with palms trees (Phoenix dactylifera) in Musheirib area. Doha, Qatar, May 11, 2013
View of a birch tree in valley of Slavianka River from Eleninskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 17, 2013
Trees of Zelionoy Zhenshchiny Alley of Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 18, 2015
Birch trees from Staroshaleynaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 19, 2015
Birch trees of Red Bugor Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2015
Birch trees near Red Bugor Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2015
Spruce trees on Krasnogo Molodtsa Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2015
Birch trees on Mariyinskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Mossy base of a tree at Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 31, 2015
Trees of Green Woman Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2016
Birch trees of Mariyinskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 6, 2016
Oak trees on Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Garden. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2016
Very small bitter Bolete mushrooms (Tylopilus felleus)(?) under spruce trees near Young Bride Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2016
Flat oysterling mushrooms (Crepidotus applanatus)(?) from a tree stump on Old Sylvia Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk near Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2016
Glazovsky Pond and larch trees near Krasnogo Bugra Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 15, 2016
Larch trees near Krasnogo Bugra Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 15, 2016
Oak tree near 12-th Parade Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2016
Oak trees of Zelionoy Zhenshchiny Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2016
Linden trees of Mariyinskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2016
Trees of Triple Linden Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2016
Trees from West Alley in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 11, 2016
Larch trees at 12-th Parade Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2016
Birch trees of Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 14, 2016
Larch trees near near 12-th Parade Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 1, 2016
Snowy trees of Zelionoy Zhenshchiny Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 14, 2017
Linden trees of Fourth Parade Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 14, 2017
Brittlestem mushrooms Psathyrella cernua (Homophron cernuum)(?) near a birch tree on the central alley in Park of Polytechnic Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 19, 2017
Birch trees of Botanicheskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Linden trees of Krasnodolinnaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 8, 2018
Trees near Izhorskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 16, 2019
Birch trees of Krasnogo Bugra Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2016
Krasnogo Bugra Alley with birch trees in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2016
Linden trees on Mariyinskaya Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 26, 2016
Linden trees of 4-th Parade Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2016
Birch trees on Krasnogo Bugra Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Birch trees near Zelionoy Zhenshchiny Alley in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Religious and symbolic narrative of sacrifice, featuring a granite monument with an elaborate engraving of a soldier ascending a staircase toward a welcoming Christ-like figure and a birch tree, blending Christian theology with Russian nationalism. The epitaph laments, "You loved life... But the thread was cut too soon," emphasizing personal loss alongside martial duty. In the background, a chaotic array of VDV (Airborne Forces) and Russian flags flies over rows of fresh, temporary graves, contrasting the permanent serenity of the foreground monument with the raw immediacy of ongoing casualties. "Alley of Heroes" at Cemetery of the Victims of January 9, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 4, 2025
Ramp Alley (Rampovaya Alleya) whic is a historic avenue in Catherine Park, known for its grand canopy of ancient trees and its connection to imperial history. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
The central alley leading to the Arsenal Pavilion, a red-brick neo-Gothic structure designed by Adam Menelaws. Completed in 1834, the Arsenal resembles a medieval castle with crenellated towers and massive arched windows. It was originally built to house Nicholas I s vast collection of medieval arms and armor. The straight alley is a remnant of the formal layout from the earlier "Monbijou" pavilion that stood here, now framed by the mature trees of the surrounding landscape park. After severe damage in WWII, the building was restored and reopened in 2016 as a museum displaying imperial weaponry. Aleksandrovsky (Alexander) Park in Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
Ancient linden alley near the Feodorovsky Gorodok (Fyodorovsky Town) which is a remnant of the park s imperial landscape design. The gnarled, dark trunks of the linden trees (Tilia) create a solemn, cathedral-like atmosphere. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
Tunnel-like quality of the linden alley, a hallmark of 19th-century Russian park design. The interlocking branches of the mature linden trees (Tilia) form a "gothic arch" overhead, completely enclosing the path. This creates a sense of protection and separation from the outside world, which aligns with the secluded, monastic theme of the nearby Feodorovsky Gorodok. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 10, 2025
Formal alley of manicured spruce trees in the Lower Park of Oranienbaum, leading towards an entrance gate. Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025
Linden alley in Oranienbaum Park. Mature linden trees form a dense, golden tunnel overhead. The long, converging lines of the tree trunks draw the eye toward the distant tractor, emphasizing the scale of the park (which covers over 160 hectares) and the ongoing maintenance required to preserve its historic appearance. Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025
Classical linden alley in the Upper Park, a perfectly straight, tree-lined corridor, a hallmark of the formal garden design elements retained within the landscape park. Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025
Alley crossing in Oranienbaum Park. The image captures a quiet intersection of paths lined with mature trees, emphasizing the park s thoughtful layout that encourages leisurely exploration. The placement of multiple benches at this crossing invites visitors to pause and take in the surroundings from different angles. Oranienbaum palace-and-park ensemble in Lomonosov (a suburb of St. Petersburg), Russia, October 13, 2025
