HOOT OWL TREE?

[reptwar1]

This tree is in Dardanelle Arkansas very close to the Arkansas river. It points away from the river, further inland toward a cave system that I found a couple years back, but haven't been able to relocate. Area was occupied by native Americans, not to mention civil war action. Thoughts? Indians? KGC?

 

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[reptwar1]

Hoot OWL TREE?

 

[miboje]

Is it old enough to have been done by Native American people?

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[orangeman]

Is there any marks or blazes on it.

 

[mdog]

Here's a link that might give you a clue.

bankexpl

 

[reptwar1]

Not that I could tell. And I was wondering the same about the age. Doesn't really look that old to me

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Any "hold-down" Sinew Scars...? Sinew (dried blood vessels from Deer) was used to "hold down" the branches of young saplings, "breaking" as tree got older/stronger into the right angle shape. the "elbow" of the tree became the NOSE, as if "sniffing" for GOLD/Water/direction... WHATEVER. The NOSE, KNOWS! LOL!

 

[reptwar1]

Here's a link that might give you a clue.

bankexpl

Mdog thanks for the link. I've never seen that before

 

[Ditlihi]

This tree is in Dardanelle Arkansas very close to the Arkansas river. It points away from the river, further inland toward a cave system that I found a couple years back, but haven't been able to relocate. Area was occupied by native Americans, not to mention civil war action. Thoughts? Indians? KGC?

If this tree is on the bank of the Arkansas River, and points northward, it very likely may have been made by the Cherokee to mark their land boundary resulting from the Council Oaks Treaty of 1823. That "treaty", or should I say Mandate by acting Arkansas Governor Robert Crittenden, resulted in the removal of Arkansas Cherokees from all land south of the Arkansas River. From your photograph, the tree looks to be of an age that would fit that time period.

Treaty of Council Oaks - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

 

[reptwar1]

If this tree is on the bank of the Arkansas River, and points northward, it very likely may have been made by the Cherokee to mark their land boundary resulting from the Council Oaks Treaty of 1823. That "treaty", or should I say Mandate by acting Arkansas Governor Robert Crittenden, resulted in the removal of Arkansas Cherokees from all land south of the Arkansas River. From your photograph, the tree looks to be of an age that would fit that time period.

Treaty of Council Oaks - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Actually, it's on the south bank of the river, and pointing South as well. The 400/500 yr old tree that hosted the " treaty" or robbery of council oaks still stands about a mile downstream of the marker tree and caves. The tree is an awesome sight. Huge!!!!

 

[Ditlihi]

Actually, it's on the south bank of the river, and pointing South as well. The 400/500 yr old tree that hosted the " treaty" or robbery of council oaks still stands about a mile downstream of the marker tree and caves. The tree is an awesome sight. Huge!!!!

Robbery indeed!

 

[orangeman]

 

[orangeman]

I can take you to no telling how many of these trees. I live in searcy county and see bent trees all the way to Russellville off the highway. There so many of these trees it's mind boggling. This tree was on bear creek there's is a spring that comes out right under it. So it would appear that's what's it marked. Then you go the way it's pointing and find a rock with a small drill hole. Go a bit farther and find a large head stone looking rock.

 

[orangeman]

The ones I see off the highway are some most I have found in a few square mile area of woods. Along a good size stream.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

ALL "Clues"...

 

[franklin]

ALL "Clues"...

It means they were all bent over during a very bad winter with snow and ice. Nothing more.

 

[reptwar1]

It means they were all bent over during a very bad winter with snow and ice. Nothing more.

I don't doubt it because in the last 2 days, I've noticed them EVERYWHERE!

 

[orangeman]

take a good look at this one and figure out how the ice made it.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Well, you should see the TRAIL TREES of North Georgia...

 

[franklin]

A lot of those trees like that are caused by deer eating the main shaft of the tree and leaving a limb. For the tree to survive all it's growth goes to the limb. Then the tree can either brake off and another limb grows straight up off of that. I know where plenty trees are like that and they have nothing to do with trail markers or anything to do with marking a treasure.

Now if the trees are bent that way and there are more than one then you may have a treasure nearby. But you can see the main shaft of that tree broke off or eat off by deer as you can see the grain of the bark runs up then goes horizonal. I say it is just a normal deformed tree by nature or work of the elements or even deer.