Crazy looking trees

[sotc]

I came across these unusual Pondorosa pine today. The first 2 pics are the same tree. It is maybe 40-50 long if it were straight.
Second tree is more like 70 feet, if you look close you will see the trunk comes up in the back, around the tree to the right, across the front and then up a tad

 

[Burnham]

Not all that rare...snow loading when the tree was young is the usual suspect, though I have seen similar situations caused by another tree falling across a youngster.

I see it mostly in shade tolerant species...hereabouts, that would be western hemlock or western redcedar.

Cool, isn't it, how they persist in surviving.

 

[sotc]

Yeah, I figured it was a snow caused issue as they were just a mile apart and on the East slope just out of Crater Lake national park

 

[Burnham]

You got it...probably averages 15+ feet of snow a year there, doesn't it Willie?

 

[sotc]

I haven't spent much time on that side of the hill. It's down around 4000 - 4500 feet. Might be as a total but I doubt it sees that much on the ground at once that low. A few hundred feet elevation and it gets piled up serious

 

[simplypete]

I've had chance to see them in the wild too. I would like to be able to grow one in my yard.

 

[sawinredneck]

I was thinking wind blown, shows what I know:what:

 

[Highclimber]

those are pretty neat willie the first one is cool

 

[stehansen]

I was thinking wind blown, shows what I know:what:

I wasn't even thinking. Just figured out of a few million trees, bound to be a few goofy ones. I wonder if animals ever push them over?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I have been meaning to take a picture of one I trimmed on a clearing job ... Home owner was happy I saved it ... Sure is cool Willie.. Had one almost like it on a customers property only it was a bull pine. But it did not survive

 

[MasterBlaster]

I like this one.

 

[Che]

I was thinking wind blown, shows what I know:what:

There are quite a few similar Osage Orange trees on our property like that. Most WERE wind blown. Then, they just continued................

I've watched a few for a decade, those upright sprouts/branches look like trees in their own right now.

Cool.

 

[Knotahippie]

This Magnolia is pretty close, I ride by it often. We don't have many trees like this one here in the pit.

 

[sotc]

I had to zoom in on that, waaay cool tree

 

[brendonv]

Ya that things cool.

I love low lying branches.

Those pines are neat too. I've always want to bend the trunk on a tree and make it like that, just still unsure what kinda of tree I want to mutilate.

 

[sotc]

Do several just don't let Cass see them!
http://www.plantamnesty.org/ABOUT/founder.aspx

 

[woodworkingboy]

Willie, that first pic gives a good idea for a bench. Posting pics of trees though, I guess that means you didn't find an elk.

 

[sotc]

Nope coyotes and squeekers and fresh tracks in one spot. I didn't get much time out this year, was going to take last thurs and fri off but just got swamped. One of these years I will be in a better position to hunt lots!