I’ll preface this by saying that botany isn’t my strong suit in terms of biological study. This is a Ponderosa Pine(Pinus ponderosa). What caused the odd growth pattern? I assume it’s from the tree getting infected or infested by something ,having stunted growth, and then overcoming it and growing normally again. But I’d love to hear if others know what happened since my idea is just a guess. Thank you.
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Mid life crisis…2nd wind? Fuck if I know …
Potentially a phytoplasma infection
Deformity called a ‘Witches Broom’. Can be caused by fungi, mites etc. and occurs in a wide range of tree species.
Sometimes these can be propagated to create lines of dwarf horticultural varieties