Crazy Cedar

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hareball

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Jersey shore/pines
I was looking over some old posts on a jersey pine barrens forum and came across this crazy cedar. This image was sent to someone from the NJ Audobon Society;
Normally growth like this, especially in pines ("wolf pines"), is the result of logging or insect damage. Most likely the apical meristem was damaged and energy was put into lateral branch growth. Never seen a cedar do it to that extreme though
 

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Thats pretty wild!
 
:bug: That is one beastly looking tree...just waiting for its "eyes" to open and start walking towards me like in Lord of the Rings
 
daveswoodhauler said:
:bug: That is one beastly looking tree...just waiting for its "eyes" to open and start walking towards me like in Lord of the Rings

lol HR poof and stuff!
 
I've seen some crazy lookin cedars while huntin deep in the bush, but i've never seen one like that!

Hey pagey, looks like im headed down your way this weekend. Gotta move my buddy back up here so TN here we come!
 
hareball said:
I was looking over some old posts on a jersey pine barrens forum and came across this crazy cedar. This image was sent to someone from the NJ Audobon Society;
Normally growth like this, especially in pines ("wolf pines"), is the result of logging or insect damage. Most likely the apical meristem was damaged and energy was put into lateral branch growth. Never seen a cedar do it to that extreme though
Sometimes the white pine here try to do that. If they are growing out in the open, there is a bug/disease that kills the top, then the uppermost branches turn upward so that one becomes the new top. It doesn't affect white pine growing in the shade though; weird.
 
SmokinPiney said:
I've seen some crazy lookin cedars while huntin deep in the bush, but i've never seen one like that!

Hey pagey, looks like im headed down your way this weekend. Gotta move my buddy back up here so TN here we come!

TN welcomes you!
 
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