These Trees Will Grow Around Whatever Stands In Their Way

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We are all used to the traditional green Christmas trees. Some of us use fake plastic green trees, while others shop for real natural trees from the woods. And there is the third group of people that want to create unconventional trees using recycling materials. In this case, however, we're talking about real "monster" trees that happen to have a mind of their own. Next time you go hiking through the forest keep an eye out for strangely-shaped trees. These trees are unique because they are bent in very unnatural angles. Some trees are just weirdly-shaped, but there's something special about these bent trees. Mysterious bent trees are actually Native American trail markers.

Native Americans would bend trees in order to create trail markers that formed an early routing system, which served multiple purposes, from indicating that water and food were nearby, to warning travelers of the rough country ahead, these landmarks were important features in navigating the early Americas. Trail trees are hardwood trees th

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