The tree is shaped like an inverted octopus with branches growing like giant tentacles from its 50-foot base.
The tree has no central trunk.
Instead, six candelabra limbs extend horizontally from the base as much as 16 feet before turning upward.
The Octopus Tree was specially venerated, probably serving as the gathering site for important Tillamook tribal rites.
The restrain was then removed and the branch was allowed to grow vertically.
Each branch reached skyward to more than 100 feet, creating the distinctive shape.
Whether natural events or possibly Native Americans were the cause remains a mystery.
The tree measures more than 46 feet in circumference and has no central trunk.
Instead, limbs extend horizontally from the base as much as 16 feet before turning upward.
It is 105 feet tall and is estimated to be 250 to 300 years old."
Also see:The Crooked Forest of Gryfino, Poland
Source:CapeMearesLighthouse,TheOregonCoast
