Burl on the hoof

[Joe Pelonio]

My wife and I took a nice long hike today and I saw this tree, made me wish I had a saw with me (just kidding, it's illegal to take them from a preserve tree)
http://forums.bonsaisite.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=21315

[John Fricke]

They wouldn't miss one tree all that much would they? Looks like some great possibilities there.

[Wyatt Holm]

There is a possibility you could get permission isn't there?

[Joe Pelonio]

Not there, it's a nature preserve that has been dedicated to remaining totally natural except for a dirt trail through it. When trees fall over the trail you have to step over them.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

never seen anything like it.

Might be an idea to take a sample of the growth (battery powered hand drill) and see if you can get a biologist to replicate it. That's one mean life form that caused that much irritation for the tree.