Tree fun

[Mike Cruz]

I've been meaning to take some shots of these trees to share with you all for some time now. Today, on a walk with my dogs, I finally did.

I call this one smootching trees...:p
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And this one racks my brain... I call it my Flintstone tree. Remember the logs on Fred's car? It had a split on both ends for the axel. I always though it was impossible...hmmmm, maybe not. And, yes, this tree splits back apart way higher up. So this would have been a stretch limo version for Fred. :D
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[Lee Koepke]

Way cool!

We had a pine tree intertwined with a live oak at our old house in florida ....it was pretty much the selling point for me! Dont know if I can find a digital pic though

[Baxter Smith]

Remind me never to drink the water from around there!

[Ron Stadler]

Wow, something Hanky panky going on those woods up there. Well you know thats where the little sprouts come from.:)

[Donny Lawson]

That's some wild looking trees.

[Mike Cruz]

Baxter, that's why I drink BEER!!!!!!!

[David Reed]

Anastomosis is actually fairly common in tropical woods but I have not seen it before in temperate zones. I would also avoid the water.

[Dan Forman]

Those are some pretty interesting oddities you have there, especially that last one.

Dan

[Quinn McCarthy]

It shows you how well trees can deal t=with stresses from the environment.

Quinn