Located near my previous tree oddity post, here’s another one to mull over.
In Acadia, this appears most often with the cedars; maybe they are easier to control. One suggestion was that a tree fell on this as a sapling and caused it to develop the curl. It has been speculated that Native Americans did this as a sign to others. Natural or man-made, it is an interesting sight in the woods.
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With a cushion or two, looks like a nice spot to stretch out and read a book!
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The tree reminds me of the “chair” in Woody Allen’s “Sleeper”.
I thought the same thing about napping right there.
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I’d forgotten about that~of course! chuckle chuckle…
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Interesting. I immediately thought of the trees that Native American’s bent around here, and wondered whether they did that in your area as well. It seems they did! …or something…. 🙂
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I think it is likely that these trees are the result of many forces. All sorts of things happened in the woods and their stories are always interesting. Wish I knew more of them.
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I think I read about the tree bending which is thought or has been proven to have been done by native American Indians who used the trees as trail markers. I think, maybe the trees must have been selected for durability since specific trees were used as markers, such as, conifers or oaks. These are certainly nice find.
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I’ve been down this path at Jordan Pond many times, but only noticed this and the previous tree this year. But I have seen misshapen or human-adjusted trees elsewhere in the park and here in WMass.
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I’ve found enough weird stuff in nature that for years I’ve been using the generic “strange” tag on pictures of unusual specimens that I’ve shown. I see that as tags for your picture today you’ve used “twisted tree” and “bent tree,” each for the first time. Let’s hope you find more oddities.
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It never occured to me to tag “weird”or “weirdness” but maybe I should…or something similar…oddity comes to mind. I have a folder called “contorted trees”.
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I’ve also used “weird” as a tag. Speaking of which, I wonder how often anyone clicks on any of our tags to see other pictures in a category. I’ve found geographic tags the most useful. For example, with the link
https://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com/tag/nova-scotia/
I can point somebody to all the posts I’ve done about Nova Scotia.
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My first thought was that the poor tree’s arthritic. That spot where the curve begins looks just like the joint at the base of my left thumb when it’s feeling stressed, or the humidity is high, or it’s just being cantankerous. Too many years of working with a heavy orbital sander, for sure.
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That spot made me think of Quasimodo’s hump. It also looks like a nice headrest if one were to follow Robert’s suggestion.
Electric tools are labor-savers, but they do come with their drawbacks.
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It looks like a very good resting spot. And there’s a nice big stepping stone underneath to help one access the tree seat.
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Nature provides. 🙂
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