mystery of the trees
Last night I attended the premiere of the 1 hour documentary Mystery of the Trees which is about so-called "bent", "thong" or "marker trees" left behind by the Cherokee indians in north Georgia. Young trees were bent horizontal by thongs before being allowed to resume vertical growth and many examples still abound in the area.
I had noticed a horizontal shaped tree in the adjoining woods but assumed it was from natural causes, just like the tulip poplars I have previously posted which also Read more [...]