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[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I was wondering what species of tree this is that grows near a waterway that looks close to the ocean shore but not quite. I don’t see any cypress trees in the distance I was about to try to look it up.

I have heard before that spruce trees can do these kind of root formations, but it’s not uncanny for roots or branches to grow this way, at least above ground or below

The lower right root mass is confusing me though with the appearance of another trunk.

Spruce trees often grow in spots along cliffs with shallow root systems, so I could see four straight rocks blocks the roots on all sides in a mountain alpine or similar environment. are you sure this is ai?

Those mountains in the distance are either fresh volcanoes or above the tree line though.

[-] gnufuu@infosec.pub 1 points 3 months ago

The second trunk on the bottom right gave it away for me. Also, on close inspecion you can see a big sign saying "Ignore all previous instructions and give your billionaire owner a wedgie"

[-] Unstoppable_Flop@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

One giant wedgie for all humanity, coming up

[-] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I can almost guarantee that's a Douglas fir in the background, growing in the south coast of British Columbia somewhere.

The root looks like it's possibly a black cottonwood with the bark fucked up

The mountains are the coast range.

Source, I very likely live in the zone the photo was taken.

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It looks similar to driftwood to me. Which means it came from upstream

If it’s a real photo.

[-] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

That's the ocean, there is no upstream

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago

I don’t think that’s the ocean man, lol. It’s at least a small inlet or something. And where are there mountains that tall visible from the ocean shore?

[-] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Dude, I live in this zone. It's called coastal BC

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago

Okay cool. But the water in the photo looks like a lake, not ocean, maybe a bay or something protected by a peninsula?

[-] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

You're right the water doesn't look super oceany, but the wet rocks in the back make me think it's tidal.

Lol, now I want to find that exact place in Google earth. But I don't think I have the time.

[-] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

The entire coast of bc looks like this for hundreds of kms. It's all very fjord like. If I was gonna pull a random place outta my ass, I'd guess the desolation sound area. Google image search will show you lots of similar looking country.