Probably planted on the height of Hitler's power in the 1930s, this patch of larch trees in the form of a swastika was found near Zernikow (Brandenburg, Germany). For a few weeks every year in the autumn and in the spring, the colour of the larch leaves would change, contrasting with the deep green of the pine forest, making the swastika it noticeable.
Covering 3,600 m2 (4,300 sq yd), it's unclear how the trees came to be planted and arranged, but the short duration of the effect combined with the fact that the image could only be discerned from the air and the relative scarcity of privately owned aeroplanes in the area meant that the swastika went largely unnoticed after the fall of the Nazi Party. It was finally removed in 2000.
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