Interesting tree.

@johnjohnston It is. I wonder whether it was separate stems that fused.

@jeremycherfas @johnjohnston I'm curious too! Is it near civ? Maybe someone latticed it a long time ago when it was a plant...

@nitinkhanna @jeremycherfas there are a few in the same place. Hidden by rhododendrons until those were cleared. Probably cultivated.

@johnjohnston @nitinkanna Any idea what species?

@johnjohnston @nitinkhanna Hmm. Unlikely anyone would have done that deliberately but you never know. Maybe birch has a tendency to do that sort of thing.