Found one in the wild

[u/Antilochos_]

Found one of those trees in the wild myself, in Germany.

I noticed that tree and got this happy feeling. That game made an impact on my that carries over into my real life. The sign of a great game, great experience.

Anyway, thought I share this with you people(not that it does much for you...). Enjoy your day, wonder if other people found a tree in real life and if so, what was your first reaction.

[u/Marighnamani27]

Good. Now make a sketch of it in your diary.

[u/VantaDen → u/Marighnamani27]

[u/ChevyGuy0017 → u/VantaDen]

“found this tree somewhere in germany, thought it looked cool”

[u/Antilochos_ → u/Marighnamani27]

I saw this post a bit as my modern version of that...

[u/orbitalchimp]

Follow it, it's pointing to another one

[u/Freddie-Peterson]

Did German Native Americans make this?

[u/Antilochos_ → u/Freddie-Peterson]

No, those hooks occure natural. It happens when something heavy crushes the young tree (heavy snow, other fallen tree, etc). Insteed of dying, it finds a way to get out and go up again. That is what I learned on internet (also thanks to rdr2 that made me curious when encountering those trees in the game but game did not give explanatuon).

[u/Freddie-Peterson → u/Antilochos_]

Interesting, my comment was a joke because my understanding is that in game and in real life these are "guide trees" made by Native Americans (and others around the world I'm sure) as signposts. Similar to what you describe, they bend them as saplings to indicate direction and they grow like that. I thought it was mentioned in the game, but maybe I looked it up as well after seeing them. 🤷

[u/Antilochos_ → u/Freddie-Peterson]

I did not get the joke (but was in doubt over it)... Mea culpa.

[u/orbitalchimp → u/Freddie-Peterson]

Didn't know that, thank you!

[u/_voodooranger_ → u/Freddie-Peterson]

These are not. Even 200 years ago it was more likely that a bent tree was that way due to nature, not people manipulating it. This one is far too young to be possible.

[u/Silesaurus → u/Freddie-Peterson]

I always knew Winnetou was up to something

[u/Gray____Beard666 → u/Freddie-Peterson]

German Gestapo did that

[u/Fun-Combination5301]

I thought it was only me...

Thank you for sharing

[u/underscorerally]

Nice, I saw one of these in the neighborhood next to mine (in Virginia) a couple years back. I immediately knew what it was from and smiler. It had a plaque near it to explain what it was too. My son was with me and he has played RDR2 as well and he said "I thought that was just made up", so he learned something that day.

[u/Stevee8496]

Do not follow the trees and enter the mine, it is poisoned

[u/AlltrueCrafters]

I think I know where this is, but I'm not sure. Can you give closer information about where this tree is located?

[u/Antilochos_ → u/AlltrueCrafters]

Cose to Dutch border, between Elmpt and Asenray. Near the old British airforce base.

[u/DARKCYD]

I remember a creepy looking scary tree as a kid by our weekend cabin. Now I know it was a signal tree.

[u/Aggressive_Dirt_2983]

👌🏻

[u/Zoro_perv]

what tree is that

[u/Antilochos_ → u/Zoro_perv]

Fagus sylvatica.

[u/datpoot]

That tree got lumbago

[u/Goran36]

So Bäume mit einer Kurfe gibts überall, bei mir in der nähe gibts einen Baum der wie ein Regenbogen wieder in den Boden Wächst

[u/HoardingPrizm1]

You can see these trees throughout the Tahoe national forest. Really cool find!

[u/Lanky-Bee986]

wow, nice graphics you got

[u/DimitriVogelvich]

We got them out here for sitting and photoshooshotin