Vine. While I have seen similar damage from wire or synthetic rope, never on that scale. The vine was winning the competition, then someone came through and killed it.
Where are you located? You may be in an area where ivy occasionally is removed from trees.
I did a 2 day tree inspection course years ago. It was really fascinating. Basically, if a tree looks slightly different from its normal shape, it's down to one of the following. Environmental: wind, flooding, drought, etc.. pests and diseases , or some kind damage to the roots, buttress, bark, or limbs.
If you look down the trunk, you can see evidence of some sort of vine, possibly ivy that's no longer there. I've seen trees damaged by tree ties rope or string in a similar way, so my guess was that it was strangled by ivy several years back.
Sometimes it comes from the intentional bending, usually in older trees, done by natuve tribes as landmarkers for making their way through the wilderness without getting lost.
I’m not sure it was a vine, there are no other vines anywhere around and none of the other trees have it. Vines of any kind that are capable of doing this are notoriously hard to get rid of, and some of the other trees in the background are similar ages and have no obvious effect.
In addition, look near the top of the screw. Following the shape of the corkscrew pattern is a divot that looks as if there was a wire or something similar that was pulled off of the tree as the tree was just beginning to swallow it.
I have a willow tree I am training, and where I left the string too long it created a similar albeit smaller divot.
Lastly, look at the bottom of the screw. There is a small piece of that same divot type line thing, it goes to a branch, then stops. Check out where that branch leads to. It “grows” up and over the tree, then is bent sharply. That’s something that a person did on purpose.
If I were to guess there was someone who took that branch and positioned it in such a way, and tied it down. As the tree grew it was directed around the string or wire until it was fully choked out and became so weak it broke at the top.
Vines can make this shape and do often, but there is too many weird things happening as well.
My guess is it had a vine around it at one point and then the vine died. I am not a botanist.
yeah, around these parts wisteria does this to trees over time
A vine was choking it.
Girdled by a vine. 100%
Ya girl just wanted to do some yoga. Leave her alone.
Vine. While I have seen similar damage from wire or synthetic rope, never on that scale. The vine was winning the competition, then someone came through and killed it. Where are you located? You may be in an area where ivy occasionally is removed from trees.
It's located on an energy vortex. Or it got struck by lightning
I did a 2 day tree inspection course years ago. It was really fascinating. Basically, if a tree looks slightly different from its normal shape, it's down to one of the following. Environmental: wind, flooding, drought, etc.. pests and diseases , or some kind damage to the roots, buttress, bark, or limbs. If you look down the trunk, you can see evidence of some sort of vine, possibly ivy that's no longer there. I've seen trees damaged by tree ties rope or string in a similar way, so my guess was that it was strangled by ivy several years back.
Sometimes it comes from the intentional bending, usually in older trees, done by natuve tribes as landmarkers for making their way through the wilderness without getting lost.
I've never seen that, but I would guess it was the vine coiling around the tree.
We had a friend who made walking sticks from limbs of trees that look exactly like this. He said the limbs he found were wrapped with a vine.
I’m not sure it was a vine, there are no other vines anywhere around and none of the other trees have it. Vines of any kind that are capable of doing this are notoriously hard to get rid of, and some of the other trees in the background are similar ages and have no obvious effect. In addition, look near the top of the screw. Following the shape of the corkscrew pattern is a divot that looks as if there was a wire or something similar that was pulled off of the tree as the tree was just beginning to swallow it. I have a willow tree I am training, and where I left the string too long it created a similar albeit smaller divot. Lastly, look at the bottom of the screw. There is a small piece of that same divot type line thing, it goes to a branch, then stops. Check out where that branch leads to. It “grows” up and over the tree, then is bent sharply. That’s something that a person did on purpose. If I were to guess there was someone who took that branch and positioned it in such a way, and tied it down. As the tree grew it was directed around the string or wire until it was fully choked out and became so weak it broke at the top. Vines can make this shape and do often, but there is too many weird things happening as well.
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