Sometimes, when a tree gets blown down in a gale, and depending on the conditions, it can re-root and start the growing process all over again at the area where the upper trunk has hit the ground.
This specimen here, however, has me a bit baffled!
It appears to have 3 separate root base areas, 2 at either end and one in the middle, so gives the impression that it has been blown down not once but twice, and just kept on growing!!
I just can't make out which end would have been it's original tree trunk base, and how it ended up taking a dip in the middle.
I've encountered this tree a few times on my jaunts and when the field is flooded it does take on the appearance of something resembling the Loch Ness monster with those two humps above the surface.
Anyway, its location was at the side of some rugby pitches on the outskirts of Gloucester, but I'm fairly sure it has since been removed.
This photo sequence above dates back to the late 90's.
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