What is it?

[JunkShopFiddler]

Anybody know what these things are? I came upon them while detecting a pond.

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Are there any cypress tree's nearby? This would be my guess.

Cypress knee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[finderskeepers]

Are there any cypress tree's nearby? This would be my guess.

Cypress knee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yes Ron, my thoughts exactly.Even if Cypress aren't prevelant, there are a number of similar trees in the larger family, that are known to do this.

 

[curious kat]

Gee that's very weird & interesting....what is it that they're doing if they are Cypress?

 

[wetfly]

Always heard they were called cypress knees , but heard that as a child and never asked why lol!

 

[NaturalJWL]

Looks like you came upon a gathering of wee forest people having a day at the lake. One nearest looks a lot like a turkey hen. Probably just cypress knees....lol

 

[sponge]

I actually have one that my grandfather had. Its a cool piece.

sponge using smoke signals.

 

[JunkShopFiddler]

I'm told that we are to far north for cypress trees here, but could be wrong, I've been hiking this area for a long time and have never seen these before.

 

[VERDE]

Hey JSF!! Cypress Knees!! PLENTY of them down here in Louisiana!! I have their twins in my back yard!! He He!! GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

 

[JunkShopFiddler]

Wow. What are they doing up here in Indiana?

 

[RGINN]

Yeah they look a lot like cypress knees. Saw a lot of them in SE Oklahoma. But if you don't have any cypress trees around, I wouldn't be sure.

 

[finderskeepers]

OK, not being a smart*** but, the first 3 sentences of the link that Ronwoodcraft provided...

"A cypress knee is a term used in the biology of trees to describe the distinctive structures forming above the roots of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamily Taxodioideae. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen on trees growing in swamps. Some scientists have thought they may help in oxygenation to the tree's roots or assist in anchoring the tree in the soft, muddy soil."

clicking took less time than typing out the question (I tried it) LOL.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I don't know what part of Indiana you are in but the southern part of the state used to have tens of thousands of acres of Bald Cypress trees. There are a few theories about the knees, one being that they help oxygenate the trees roots but the most likely explanation is that they helped anchor the tree in the swampy land that they grew in.

cypress trees

 

[TAKODA]

Anybody know what these things are? I came upon them while detecting a pond.

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No mystery here ................ It's obviously ancient Meerkat fossils .

 

[JunkShopFiddler]

Takoda-still laughin' about that.