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Tree
Anomalies
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While observing trees, we
often come across what we'll call tree anomalies - anything out of
the ordinary relating to tree growth, bark callusing or strange branching on
trees. Below is our initial collection of tree photos, a photo collection
we'll continue to build in the coming years as more tree anomalies are
discovered and captured with our digital camera.
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Tree Photo
Gallery #1
Unusual and
bizarre trees
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Rock Eater
This tree
in Cook Forest eats rocks for breakfast! |
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Cactus
Tree
Upper St.
Clair Pennsylvania is home to this old dead tree trunk that's been
whittled into a cactus |
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The Deer Antler Tree
This roadside Maple
tree in Washington County, Pennsylvania will catch your eye, and
maybe even your shirt, if you pass too close |
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Mr. Sleepy Tree
Mr. Black (locust)
lives near Bridgeville Pa and has closed his eyes for an afternoon
nap |
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Dorothy Tree
Instead of growing in
Oz this 'Dorothy Tree' reaches down to grab unsuspecting passersby
in Carnegie, Pennsylvania |
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Seeing
Spots?
Sycamore
trees attract a lot of interest due to their spotted bark |
Braided
Ficus trunk
at a Pittsburgh botanical garden |
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Driftwood
A country
stream turned this fallen tree into driftwood |
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Duckbill
This tree
wants to be a duck |
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'Rocky'
Who says
trees can't grow in rock? |
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Tree Photo
Gallery #2
West Coast Fungus Amongus
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Incense Cedar Fungus
Oligoporous Amarus flew
in from California to visit the forestry show at the David Lawrence
Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Quinine Fungus
Formitopsis Officinalis
is the same quinine used in medicine and considered a valuable find |
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Velvet Top Fungus
Phacolus Schweinitzii
- Try saying that name fast three times! |
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Indian Paint Fungus
Echinodontium
Tinctorium |
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Red Ring Rot Fungus
Phellinus (Fomes) Pini |
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Tree Photo
Gallery #3
Trees in
collections
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Chickamauga Tree Trunk
This shrapnel-ridden tree
stood 100 feet from the battle lines of the 78th Pennsylvania
Volunteers during the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863. Following the
Civil War, Colonel Blakely returned to his former battlefield to
bring home a memento from the "Gettysburg of the West." Shrapnel seen
in the accompanying x-ray includes grape shot, musket balls, and
10-pounder shell fragments.
Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Tree Links
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