Octopus Tree (Oregon) - Wikipedia
The Octopus Tree (also known as the Candelabra Tree, Council Tree, and Monstrosity Tree) is a Sitka spruce tree on Cape Meares in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. [1] The tree is approximately 30 m (105 feet) tall and has no primary trunk. Its circumference is …
Octopus Tree of Oregon – Tillamook, Oregon - Atlas Obscura
2015年3月25日 · Located at the Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, the oddly-shaped, and even more oddly-named Octopus Tree of Oregon is a massive oddity, in the area, but such trees are more common to the...
Oregon’s Octopus Tree is a Modern Wonder of the World - That Oregon …
2017年11月3日 · Just a mere few hundred feet away from the Cape Meares Lighthouse on the Oregon Coast is a massive Sitka spruce, known as the Octopus Tree. Hiking to the tree is a quick 0.4-mile through the Cape Meares State Park. You will be amazed by the incredible scenery at this park, which sits about 200 feet above the ocean.
Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
1998年3月8日 · The Pacific Northwest tree octopus (Octopus paxarbolis) can be found in the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula on the west coast of North America. Their habitat lies on the Eastern side of the Olympic mountain range, adjacent to Hood Canal.
Octopus Tree - Hiking in Portland, Oregon and Washington
2023年9月22日 · The Octopus Tree is a candelabra-shaped Sitka spruce, perhaps 300 years old, that might have been fashioned by humans. Many experts believe that the tree was shaped by local Native Americans who bent branches horizontally when the tree was supple and young, and then allowed them to grow vertically.
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint - Oregon State Parks
Known for its lighthouse, stunning ocean views, and octopus-shaped Sitka spruce, Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint is a must-see when driving the Three Capes Scenic Loop. From the park’s many viewpoints, you might spot migrating gray whales or other marine mammals such as sea lions, dolphins, and porpoise.
Octopus Tree Oregon Coast
The Octopus Tree, also known as The Council Tree is located a few hundred feet from Cape Meares Lighthouse on the Oregon Coast. The Octopus Tree is a Sitka Spruce shaped like an upside down Octopus. No one knows its actual age because that would require chopping down the tree to count the rings.
Octopus Tree Atop Cape Meares: History, Hikes, Rumors of the Oregon …
2024年4月12日 · Cape Meares' Octopus Tree has a distinct and downright odd candelabra shape, consisting of six branches that spread out from what looks to be no base at all. It's almost as if it has no trunk....
Octopus Tree - Heritage Tree - Travel Oregon
2024年10月15日 · Located at Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint. The forces that shaped this unique Sitka Spruce (Picea sitschensis) have been debated for many years. Whether natural events of possibly Native Americans.
Octopus Tree - Heritage Tree - Oregon Coast Visitors Association
The tree measures more than 14 feet across at its base and has no central trunk. Instead, limbs extend horizontally as much as 30 feet before turning upward. It is 105 feet tall and is estimated to be around 250 years old. Located at Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint