Strangler Fig

These trees are "planted" by birds or the wind. They will crush the trees surrounding them. To me, this look like a hand.

[SquamLoon]

Why yes it does! A scary hand. 🙂

[Dyan Stevens]

Yikes! That's the bad kind of tree hugger.

[Penelope Ann]

Curiously that looks man made

[KWind]

Very cool!!

[Thom Mitchell]

Great find, Danette! Is that a cypress it's "strangling"?

[Dawn]

Fabulous

[Sharon]

Nature is so interesting - lovely textures.

[Henri Russell]

It's amazing what nature can do.

[Lynne]

Interesting shot.

[Babs]

Yes it does look like a hand strangling the tree.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Chris K]

amazing shot. It really looks like fingers squeezing the life out of the tree

[Danette Thompson]

@rhoing This was in Fakahatchee Strand, a cypress forest in the Everglades.

[Danette Thompson]

@pennystot it does, but it's in a state preserve. The strangler figs do grow this way.

[Margo]

Great find

[CC Folk]

Interesting tree!

[*lynn]

interesting, great detail and texture

[Greg Kowalski]

Wow that is so interesting! Nice job framing up this shot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, it is fascinating looking. Great shot.

[Daryl O'Hare]

Feels like it's hugging itself it's excellent

[Louise & Ken]

Hand, yes, but my first thought was python! Quite a remarkable type of tree!