Tony

Al said: "To say that I have never seen a tree like that in nature is a misnomer. To have the photo of the tree like I have presented is a perfect example of a tree like that in nature"

I don't know, Al. Don't you think that would be stretching the meaning of "nature" past the limits? I thought I was pushing the edge with my story about the oak tree in the park with the roots run over with the mower. There's not really anything natural about trees growing in pots. One wouldn't normally find them growing that way. They wouldn't last a week if we weren't watering and tending to their needs.

"Look at photo 2 which, BTW, I think contains as many as 5 trunks, flows frome the trunk into a perfect curving form into the soil."

I think you are probably right about the 4-5 trunks. My monitor is getting dim and going out. I can make out some shadows behind the left and middle trunks but can't really see any details. Whatever? It's a quality tree. You won't find many like this one.

Tony