The Old Dog Explores: When Trees Attack! Tree Tuesday

in #treetuesday6 years ago (edited)

Trees Are Attacking Worldwide!


The opening in the tree looked like a mouth that had surrounded its "prey" and was about to swallow it whole! It appears to be a tray of approximately 20 inches (50 centimeters) in diameter and about 3/4 of it has already disappeared into the tree!


The tray has the logo of the Feldscholssen beer company written "Birra" in Italian. I wrote an article about their fabulous factory which I visited in July of 2017


I saw this anomaly last week as I was coming home from work. It would seem that someone placed the tray in an opening in the tree many years ago and that soon the poor tray will be "gone". This phenomena is more common than one might first think. Many have seen photographs that circulate around the internet of a bicycle that appears to have been devoured by a tree!

Here is a Famous Metal Eating Tree!


Photo Credit: This is the famous "Bicycle Eaten by A Tree"  which is found on Vashon Island in Washington State. The "real story of how it got there can be found here!

Is Eating Metal Harmful to Trees?


According to my limited research on the subject Metal placed into a tree should not harm it if it is healthy. The metal object will not get higher in the tree as it grows but because the tree grows a new layer of wood just under the bark every year eventually it will "swallow" whatever object is placed in it! 

Questions For You!

  • Have you ever seen a tree that seems to be eating something?
  • Do you feel sorry for the tree?
  • Can you take a photograph of what you have seen? Please share it with us!


I hope that you enjoyed this article on "When Trees Attack!"


Until next time,


@kus-knee (The Old Dog)

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Here are some more amazing trees)

Om nom nom

Photos taken from the Internet

Thanks for sharing those. Incredible!

Greats finds!

Yes, I've seen some attacks of trees. The most recent I saw was this, I guess the tree is trapping the building. Be aware! ;)

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Oooh very cool and very scary!

Ahah, did you had nightmares with trees chasing you?! ;)

It's amazing how something big and solid as a tree can adapt his path to raise even if there's something on his way. I do remember that near a school in Bellinzona they placed a bench just near a little tree probably a lot of years ago. Bad choice! :D

Yes indeed the trees are amazing!

Amazing things can be done by trees over time. Mother nature cannot be stopped!!!!!!!

Wow! Good one. Lets have a look again in another 100 years!

Amazing!!!

Poveri alberi

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Looks little bit creepy 🙄 om nom nom 😁😁😁
Once i saw a tree that swallowed a piece of a fence.

Yes it is creepy. The tree is winning the battle!

Awesome photo shots you sharing @kus-knee. Wonderful effort.
How about this?

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Thanks so much. Love your gif!

Who is eating what ...
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My oh my what happened there? Staged?

He loves the tree so much, now hugged till dead..

good post

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