Let's have an ugly tree contest

[alp]

I would love to have a pond or lake on my property...my life-long desire.

Same here!

 

[Colin]

Hi,

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?

Generally I like all trees and it upsets me to fell one but a tree I've never liked is a monkey puzzle tree;

Many people like these monkey puzzle trees but I don't thinking they look ghastly.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Ah..that one doesn't look too bad @Colin.......but I know what you mean, we have a really awful one near us!

 

[alp]

I'd love a monkey puzzle tree.

 

[Silentrunning]

Hi,

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?

Generally I like all trees and it upsets me to fell one but a tree I've never liked is a monkey puzzle tree;

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Many people like these monkey puzzle trees but I don't thinking they look ghastly.

Kind regards, Colin.

That poor tree looks like a very sick Norfolk Island Pine. Definitely a contender.

 

[roadrunner]

I don't know if you can call this tree ugly, but it's definitely one of the weirdest trees I've seen; however, I won't say what it reminds me of, because I don't want to introduce the power of suggestion -- I'll leave it totally to your imagination.

I saw this tree when hiking thru Virginia on the Appalachian Trail (AT) in the summer of 2006.

 

[Tjohn]

I don't know if you can call this tree ugly, but it's definitely one of the weirdest trees I've seen; however, I won't say what it reminds me of, because I don't want to introduce the power of suggestion -- I'll leave it totally to your imagination.

I saw this tree when hiking thru Virginia on the Appalachian Trail (AT) in the summer of 2006.

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[Stink Bug]

Gruesome.

 

[Silentrunning]

Gruesome.

That poor tree looks like something out of a bad science fiction movie.

 

[MoonShadows]

Gruesome.

@Stink Bug LOL...I saw this photo when doing a Google search yesterday. I was going to post it, but got distracted. You beat me to it! It is one ugly tree!

 

[Daren]

This is a vary old mountain ash by a old ruin called Luibeilt on Rannoch moor in scotland

Passed it on a long hike across the moor some years back

 

[MaryMary]

Normally, I like twisted, gnarled old trees. This one? No, I just don't like it.

From the other side:

 

[Silentrunning]

@MaryMary that is one weird looking tree.

 

[Bluesamurai]

Jeez, looks straight outta a horror movie.

 

[MaryMary]

Jeez, looks straight outta a horror movie.

Now that you mention it, I can almost see a person "trapped" in there!

In the top photo, if the limb going to the back is their leg, the round spot is the navel, and the arm is crossed in front of them. The "shoulder" even looks rounded!!

I'm the bottom photo, the branches both look like arms.

Either way, they were turned into a tree while dancing.