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Originally Posted by rockm
Eminart, the tree in the photo is of a BC. Note the buttress on the trunk --the ridges--are a dead giveaway for BC.
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Yes, but the growth pattern just doesn't look like a BC to me. The very large, gnarly, lower branches don't look anything like the BC's I'm accustomed to seeing around here. BC's tend to grow straight up with relatively thin branches compared to trunk size, much like our pines here in Alabama.
I've also seen various other types of trees form similar buttresses, especially when they're growing on the edge of a swamp or some sort of water.
I'm not saying it's NOT a BC, it's just a unique-looking one, if it is.