Remembering History: The forest swastika was a patch of 100 larch trees planted in a pine forest near Fulda, as it looked in 1962. It was probably planted by 1938. For a few weeks every year, the color of the larch leaves changed, contrasting with the deep green of the pine forest. The short duration of the effect, combined with the fact that the image could only be discerned from the air, meant that it went largely unnoticed. By December 2000, 68 of the trees had been felled, and the image was largely obscured.

The forest swastika was a patch of 100 larch trees planted in a pine forest near Fulda, as it looked in 1962. It was probably planted by 1938. For a few weeks every year, the color of the larch leaves changed, contrasting with the deep green of the pine forest. The short duration of the effect, combined with the fact that the image could only be discerned from the air, meant that it went largely unnoticed. By December 2000, 68 of the trees had been felled, and the image was largely obscured.

The forest swastika was a patch of 100 larch trees planted in a pine forest near Fulda, as it looked in 1962. It was probably planted by 1938. For a few weeks every year, the color of the larch leaves changed, contrasting with the deep green of the pine forest. The short duration of the effect, combined with the fact that the image could only be discerned from the air, meant that it went largely unnoticed. By December 2000, 68 of the trees had been felled, and the image was largely obscured.