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Speechless Sunday - Indian Tree or not??

I took this picture in Newport Rhode Island while we were on vacation. My sister has two Indian trees on her land in Colorado. I have written a post on one of her bent Indian trees. History has it that the trees were bent to mark trails through the forest. It is thought this would have been done 100 to 300 years ago. The Indians would twists the saplings by lashing their tops down with rawhide or vines, weighting them with rocks or soil, or pegging them down with stakes. I thought maybe this was an Indian Tree but contemplating it I have to wonder if nature didn't cause this tree to bend. What do you think?

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Posted by Marchel Peterson Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro ABR on 10/24/2009 10:53 PM

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40 Comments on Speechless Sunday - Indian Tree or not??

OCT

I am a former boy Scout and we learned all about the Indian Trees. The one pictured above seems to have had a bit of trouble in its early years but not necessarily from Native American Trail Marking.

Hi Marchel,

Interesting about Indian trees. Maybe the roots are just looking for mostiure? But I sort of favor the story about pointing the way and marking the trails.

MICHAEL, I'm in agreement with you. When I first looked at the tree and then the picture I thought Indian Tree but then when I really looked at the tree I thought nature. If only trees could talk.

LYNDA, I love the history of the Indian Trees. My sister has two of them on her property. I have posted one of them and now I guess I need to post the other one. I'm with Michael though and I don't think this is an Indian tree.

Marchel...it could have been lightening but I have heard about what you are mentioning and as a native American studies lover I believe they are everywhere.

Do you know how old this tree is, Marchel? Being a romantic, I would like to think they are Indian trees but as Trey says, it could have been lightening.

Whoa! Now that is a tree that kept on 'taking root' :)

OCT

Now, to me, it looks like the tree was just old and tired and had enough of standing on it's feet, and took a nap hunnie!! Shoot!!!

Hi Marchel, I was thinking about that tree when it was a sapling. Who ever marked and tied that tree down, apparently didn't return via that route, LOL Perhaps he got lost or just decided he liked wherever he ended up better. "ain't never going back" . Though I think maybe Diane had it right. Took a nap and just couldn't get up again. A very cool photo to be sure. Indian Tree or Not

Marchel: Looks like it was intentional to me. It looks a little sad and kind of a strange thing to do to a tree, but smart of those Indians who had limited resources.

Marchel - I never heard the tale of the Indian Tree. Maybe because we don't have them around here. I like to think tho that this is God's doing....something for us to question how glorious He can be Given to us to question Him and His perfectness.

Marchel,

Like Mary Warren, I had never heard of Indian Trees. Looks like we're in the minority. LOL

Mike in Tucson

Marchel

I find it amazing the amount of tenacity that trees can maintain for growth and expansion.

In Newport it is possible a Nor'easter did the dirty deed Karen

Hey Marchel, I've never heard of Indian trees! Right here in Colorado? I'll have to check that out!

Debi

I thought I was the only one who never heard of Indian Trees. My husband was a Boy Scout.....I bet he knows all about them.

Marchel, it is amazing how the trunk goes horizontal like that!!

I had not heard the reason for trees being bent. I bet I have walked right by some never thinking how they got bent. Thanks.

TREY, My sister has two of them on her land. When I first saw this tree I thought maybe this was one but on closer examination of the picture I'm thinking lightening is probably a good explanation.

SHIRLEY, You should click on that link and check the picture of the Indian tree on my sister's property. There's another tree on her property that is even cooler but I have not posted it yet.

SALLY, Isn't it amazing that a tree can grow like that.

DIANE, It is probably a very old tree so I think you might be right!

WILLIAM, I thought it was a very cool tree also. We were walking along this incredible ocean cliff walk and all of a sudden I was running over to take a picture of a tree. My husband thought I was nuts!!

JANE, It could have been intentional. I started questioning it because of the rotted wood on the tree. My sister's Indian trees don't have rotted wood like that.

MARY, In this case I personally think it was God's doing. Now my sister's trees look like they had some help. I guess this is one of those questions that we will have to wait for the answer. I miss you my friend.

MIKE, I had not heard of them either until my sister bought land with two of them on there. They had help from some kind of park ranger who told them they were Indian trees.

TOM, Isn't it amazing that a tree can grow sideways!!

KAREN, After carefully looking at the picture I'm thinking a Nor'easter is probably the culprit!

DEBI, My sister has two of them on her land in Elizabeth. They had the forest service out to help them with their trees and that is how they found out about the Indian trees. I think they are probably all around Colorado.

ANN, I only found out after my sister found out. If you do a Google search for Bent Indian tree you will find all kinds of information.

GARY, It is amazing that half the trunk is missing and it still grows.

TERRY, I have started noticing them more since becoming introduced.

Neat photo! I have never seen an Indian tree and haven't heard about them before, interesting.

Marchel, I have not had much time to visit lately but it's nice to see the interesting picture. I was not aware if the Indian marking method but it's cool knowing and as a current Scout volunteer I am surprised to have heard it before!

Marchel it looks to me like it just fell over; kinda like some our oaks did this summer from the drought. If you ever get over that way again ask if it is an Indian tree and how and why did it grow that way or did it fall over? If it tells you let us know. In the mean time we will always wonder.

Marchel - I cant really place a vote here because I have not heard of that before. Makes sense though. I'll vote "Indian Tree".

Hi Marchel, I couldn't guess if it was an Indian tree, or if it just decided to get as far away from the other tree as it possibly could...more water and air that way! LOL! What an interesting way to grow.

OCT

Marchel, that would have to be one very old tree in Rhode Island, and it looks possible. It would have been lots of fun to climb as a kid!

Marchel - That is very interesting about the Indian trees, I did not know about them. This tree does look like something happened to it, for sure.

Marchel I did not know this about these trees.

I wish I had known that you were in Newport, I am only about two hours away and you have enjoyed meeting you.

OCT

I'm not sure 'how' it got that way but it sure is gorgeous! :)

Marchel, trees are majestic. Upright, sideways no matter what, as long as they don't fall on my roof. :)

PATRICIA, Now you will have to keep your eyes open because they are in Colorado.

RUSSELL, Do a Google search for bent Indian tree and you will find all kinds of information; along with my post (lol).

CARL and CEIL, We shall never know on this one. In looking closely at it I think it was probably that Nor'easter Karen talked about.

JOHN, I have another Indian Tree that I need to post someday. It is a very cool tree on my sister's land.

MARY, Isn't it amazing that it can grow sideways.

PAT, I had to wait for the kids to crawl off of it so I could take a picture. I can't even imagine how many children that tree has seen as it is along the cliff walk.

CHRIS, Wouldn't it be interesting if trees could talk. I love the trees that came to life in both Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia.

GEORGE, I had no idea you were so close to Rhode Island. It is hard for me to think of your states being so close together. We can travel an entire day to make it across the state of Texas.

CANDICE, I have to be honest I LOVE PICTURES OF TREES!! I have lots of pictures of them around my house. Maybe it was growing up in Kansas where we didn't have many.

KATE, I'm with you. We had a HUGE one that fell about one foot from our truck during Hurricane Ike. Had it shifted a little to the right it would have taken out three of our vehicles. The Lord blessed us!!

OCT

I haven't heard of Indian Trees either...

I googled. All I could find was trees in India.

Maybe I should use a different term that Indian Trees.

I did find Indian Trees Campground in Montana.

This sounds really interesting, I will have to dig a little deeper.

Your tree is definitely hollow.

Thanks for sharing the photo.

Judi, You missed one word, Google "Bent Indian trees".

I'm going to guess Mother Nature, but the bent Indian tree theory sounds much more interesting!

OCT

Incredible. I was unfamilair with Indian Trees. A great photo and thanks for introducing us to the Indian Tree.

NOV

That's a great tree. It looks as if it got tired one day and it leaned/lay down on the ground, but it couldn't get up again. :)

Marchel the first time I heard of the Indian tree was from your other post. I wonder where you will find the next one. I will be waiting.

If only this tree could talk...lol

NOV

Marchel ~ I met with a logger one day and learned quite a bit about knots and bend trees etc. These configurations are from some type of damage done when they were babies and this is the outcome. So, imagine that these are people and what effects we carry as a adults.

NOV

Looks like lightening to me. We see a lot of oaks (I think they are) around here like that.

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