Split Tree

While there we saw a tree with a split trunk. This tree obviously began on a nursery tree and as the nursery tree further deteriorated and finally became non-existent, the roots of the tree went down around the fallen tree and rooted in the ground on each side of the nursery tree. Today the nursery tree is gone and the tree trunk only spans the memory of the fallen tree.

A nursery tree is a tree that has fallen and began to decay. As the decay proceeds, the top of the fallen trunk becomes rich in nutrients and moss, ferns, and even trees began to grow in this rich environment.