It’s a Burl

The knotty growth part of a redwood tree which will sprout into multiple seedlings if the tree falls or the burl gets broken off.

[bkb in the city]

Great pov. Redwood trees are amazing

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow the biggest burl I've ever seen!

[Beverley]

Very interesting… soooo big and sooo wide

[carol white]

Great find and capture