Big trees that make you say, "It's like a giant bonsai"

[Crazy Diamond]

Exposed roots

 

[ShadyStump]

Exposed roots
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I seem to recall this one being shared before, but it's still impressive.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Another famous cypress

 

[Empty Mountain]

I have posted this Catalpa in leaf, here is the winter silhouette.

 

[ShadyStump]

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I have posted this Catalpa in leaf, here is the winter silhouette.

The only thing impressive about catalpa in summer are the flowers.
They all look stunning in winter, though.

 

[RoadManDenDron]

Someone should have told whoever wired this one to avoid S Curves as they are unnatural!

 

[Crazy Diamond]

 

[Rutger78]

Came across this oak clump the other day. The arrangement isn't perfect and it seems there are 6 () trees but still...

 

[coachspinks]

My wife and I spent the last few days in and around Charleston, SC. There are a number of really impressive live oaks here. This one is said to be 1000 years old and is at Magnolia Plantation. You can see the people near it to get an idea of its size.

 

[pandacular]

An ancient Douglas fir on a sand dune at Deception Pass on Whidbey Island, Washington.

 

[Cmd5235]

A beautiful cherry a few blocks from me on the campus of West Chester University

 

[Crazy Diamond]

 

[Shogun610]

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Ahh you changed your username I wondered where you. Were

 

[Crazy Diamond]

 

[rusticana]

About 75 miles from my house.
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[rusticana]

 

[Eckhoffw]

Monterey cypress in Carmel, CA.

 

[RoadManDenDron]

OK, maybe this doesn't 'look like a bonsai'

at least not in any scale I could view or photograph it

But! This is one of only 2 redwood to fall and continue growing like this in the UK.

it has then self rafted, hopefully it can be made out from the pics

This is the closest to the full raft I could get in one pic!



Deadwood pics to make it 'more bonsai'

 

[ShadyStump]

OK, maybe this doesn't 'look like a bonsai'

at least not in any scale I could view or photograph it

But! This is one of only 2 redwood to fall and continue growing like this in the UK.

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This is the closest to the full raft I could get in one pic!

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Deadwood pics to make it 'more bonsai'

Definitely have to piece it together from the pics, but once you start getting the image in your head it's rather impressive. Rafts are very rare in nature as it is, so don't feel bad about it not being in a place conducive to photography.

 

[RoadManDenDron]

@ShadyStump this thing is HUGE

The first pic of 3 trees is the end, and 2 of those trees are impressive size (thicker than the original trunk) and appear like free standing trees, but are actually branches that have rooted.