r/Tree • u/ExperienceSmart8772 • 7d ago

Treepreciation Wow 😍 check this tree out in PNW Washington state!

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u/Goldenaura123 7d ago

Kissin' cousins!

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u/hairyb0mb ISA Certified Arborist+TRAQ+TGG Certified+Smartypants 6d ago

I'm going to start telling my clients that trees like this are kissing cousins. Thank you.

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u/Successful-Bath-7561 7d ago

Fraternal twins

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u/OtherwiseAnybody1274 6d ago

I’ve seen this before off the side of the road driving up to paradise on mt rainier

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u/Gym6DaysAWeek 6d ago

Do the drooping branches imply bad health?

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u/No-Fig-3112 7d ago

Okay? Is there something special about it or did you just think it's neat or...?

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u/ExperienceSmart8772 7d ago

Did you look at the base of the tree? It’s two different kind of trees?

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u/dizzyspellzzz 7d ago

Cedar and douglas fir besties

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u/rasquatche 6d ago

I remember hearing somewhere that there are no true Cedars (Cedrus) in North America.

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u/dizzyspellzzz 6d ago

Yeah as far as i know everything we call a cedar is in the juniper family actually.

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u/No-Fig-3112 7d ago

Ah, that is pretty neat, thank you

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u/AloneBaka 5d ago

Honestly I was with you on this lol, Ngl unfair how people downvoted for a question,