Weird and unusual tree shapes

osb_mail · 13th April 2007, 09:12 AM

Yeah I should climb up there and stick my head in it for a really funny picture .

mdvaden · 23rd April 2007, 08:13 PM

Here's one - think I've figured out its cause. It's about 100 feet away from the biggest Sitka spruce in the USA, near Seaside, Oregon.

Ekka · 23rd April 2007, 08:19 PM

Nice, surprised that wasn't a B&W pic, how old are you in that photo?

Sean Freeman · 23rd April 2007, 08:21 PM

Could it be.......Pinus envy

.......sorry but that one just jumped in my head.

mdvaden · 24th April 2007, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Nice, surprised that wasn't a B&W pic, how old are you in that photo?

That's my son.

Some similarities in skin and eye color

He's also iin this image of a fallen tree at Ecola State Park at Oregon's oceanside.

Some of these images were taken in the winter, and with clouds at the ocean, plus the mist and fog, many photos are a bit darker like B&W - almost cloaks the color.

I find that many trees I see, and some of my photos, have clues. The curved tree trunk in the image, was alive when the massive tree was still upright. You can tell from the small tree's lower trunk, that it was relatively aligned with the big tree. Then the big tree uprooted the small one and tilted it, then the little guy curved upward with new growth.

On the other hand, the other small trees growing in the rootball, germinated and grew after the big tree fell. The curved one probably wasn't any bigger than a 4" stem when the big tree fell, is my guess.

Ekka · 24th April 2007, 06:54 PM

Crikey, that's a massive uprooted tree ball thingy.

mdvaden · 25th April 2007, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Crikey, that's a massive uprooted tree ball thingy.

It was a Sitka spruce - one of the bigger types of trees on the Oregon coast. Western hemlock is another big conifer near the ocean.

About 6 miles from that fallen log in the image of my last reply, was the previous image I posted where my son was standing under the divided trunk. And about 100 feet from that divided trunk tree, is the largest Sitka spruce in the USA, which you may have seen on my images page....

See first image with deck protecting root zone.

And 200 feet from it, a substantial hemlock, our son and friend hugging - see 2nd image...

TrevMcRev · 30th April 2007, 11:31 PM

Heres a Silver Birch branch thats been rubbing on a front fence for years.

mdvaden · 1st May 2007, 01:23 PM

Looks like a Cobra's hood from the back view.

Sean Freeman · 9th May 2007, 11:51 PM

Here is an Albizia saman sleeping on the job, as some of you know I have a bit of a thing about these trees, quess because they're the closest thing to a Chestnut or Oak we get up here in the tropics.

Don't know the full story with this one but using common sense and a little local knowledge I think the tree was blown over in 74' when they had Cyclone Althea up here, so we're looking at around 33yrs of reorganised growth from the altered orientation. There are some very large injuries on the main limbs now resting on the ground off which the new canopy has sprung.

Lying down

Close up of the main limbs once vertical now resting on the ground

View from inside the yard, BTW I don't think the swing set gets used all that often.

Amazing tree eh? Would love to airspade along the resting limbs just to see if they have rooted I believe they have.

Maybe we should start a thread to our own local champions, they don't need to be size champions (though thats great too) just our local trees that move us in some way, trees we love looking at you know..

Ekka · 9th May 2007, 11:59 PM

That's wierd alright, like some bad sci-fi tree. I too would like to see beneath if they have rooted or decayed or what.

Just get their hose with a nozzle and all that nice soft soil can be washed away and we have a look ... or forever wonder what lies beneath.

23rd April 2007, 08:19 PM	#28
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23rd April 2007, 08:21 PM	#29
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9th May 2007, 11:59 PM	#36
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,094	That's wierd alright, like some bad sci-fi tree. I too would like to see beneath if they have rooted or decayed or what. Just get their hose with a nozzle and all that nice soft soil can be washed away and we have a look ... or forever wonder what lies beneath. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Deep Link Directory ... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Consumers, insist on a Tree World member, they're visible and accessible. Look for this badge Members, click here for details on how you can acquire one for your website.

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13th April 2007, 09:12 AM	#26
osb_mail Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 223	Yeah I should climb up there and stick my head in it for a really funny picture .

1st May 2007, 01:23 PM	#34
mdvaden Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 439	Looks like a Cobra's hood from the back view.