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A floating tree – how does that work? Many Facebook users from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia are currently wondering this.
A message from Staatsbosbeheer Soest-Sauerland about the spruce tree that rose one meter above the ground collected thousands of responses and was commented on hundreds of times. What’s behind the mysterious photo?
Tree photo is not fake
First of all: it’s not a fake. The tree really exists. The spruce appears to ‘fly’ just above the forest floor. Nevertheless, the tree trunk is so stable that wind and weather cannot damage it.
Mysterious: Trees actually need roots to get important nutrients necessary for their survival. Not this example.
“Yes, it’s April 1st already,” says one user. “What doesn’t exist,” says another.
That’s what’s behind the floating spar
The forestry office gives a good explanation for the floating spruce trees in the Sauerland. There is a natural phenomenon behind the mystery. Officials took a closer look at the tree and found the cause of the strange sight: the tree has grown together with another adjacent fir. Some of the tree’s upper branches have grown firmly into the neighbor’s stump. Trees growing together are more common.
When the tree was about to be cut down a few years ago, the spruce lost the lower part of its trunk. It is a true rarity that the neighboring spruce keeps a member of its species alive. “This combination here, that it is still grown in at the top and is free at the bottom, is perhaps unique,” Agnes Wasmer of the regional forestry office explained to WDR in mid-October.
In the TV report, the forest expert shakes the piece of spruce vigorously. The pine tree is also not affected by this.
But not all spruces in North Rhine-Westphalia are doing so well. More and more trees have been dying for years. The reasons for this are, on the one hand, weather-related, and on the other hand, pests also contribute to the death of forests.
Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
