Some Remarkable looking Trees...

WOW ! how mental are they ? incredible ! :eek:

 

Ugly! Trees are so beautiful without the need to distort and maim. I'll report these to the RSPCT

 

I wholeheartedly agree with you, Hornbeam - trees can do their own contorting to adapt to conditions, and that's fascinating - but this is horrible :eek:

Could make some fascinating creative pictures, though...... :rolleyes: Must have a shot.

 

Wierd!! I love the shapes but would rather see them grow naturally :(

 

I didn't think you could make a tree even more huggable, but I think this was grown by a kindred spirit :D

 

The phrase "bad taste" springs to mind. Where are these poor sad things being tortured?

 

I rather agree about the probable origin of the pics, Marley, which is quite probably racist of me.... :rolleyes:

The thing that strikes me is that someone or someones have been doing this for a very long time..... that's not just something thrown up in an afternoon - it took a lot of time in torturing those poor trees......

 

mmmmm! Not sure I like them Marley??????? Can't help but feeling it's a tad cruel?????
When I was a kid, my Grandad helped me grow square apples by placing a square jar over the developing apple. It worked really well and I was enthralled, it's kinda the same thing I think! Manipulating nature..... :eek: Now I'm older and all grown up, I'm less enthralled and more appalled :rolleyes: (Wake up Windy, you're only 36!! You sound like your mother!!!! :D :D )

 

Trees graft themselves when limbs rub together over a period of time and you get some strange fused effects naturally. As ever, nature does a better job of it than these grotesque travesties. Ah well - I guess someone thought it was clever - but then I hate topiary too

 

Pictures 2, 3 and 5 are interesting as I could envisage nice climbers coming out of them and going around the tree. Not sure I'm so keen on the rest.

Why did I know BM would like THAT particular tree? :rolleyes:

Interesting, MF, thanks for sharing, it's nice to see something different.

 

I cannot imagine why anyone would want to do that. Whats the point of it? I grow trees cause i like the look of a 'tree' ie. not deformed. I think the lollipop trees you see on estate gardens are bad enough, where people have cut the ends off the branches. One of my neighbours does that, but he is such a fusspot. Five minutes into a conversation with him on any issue and i want to commit murder!!!