🌲🐙 The famous Octopus Tree in Oceanside, Oregon isn’t your typical spruce — its trunk splits into multiple giant limbs that stretch outward like tentacles! Estimated to be 250–300 years old, this Sitka spruce has a mysterious origin story. Some say it grew this way naturally, while others believe it was shaped by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes. ✨ Fun Fact: The Octopus Tree is nearly 50 feet tall and has a trunk that measures around 14 feet wide! 📍 Located near Cape Meares Lighthouse

The mysterious "octopus tree" is just one of the many features of Cape Meares. Read more: https://expo.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/01/1b1ddd10395807/cape-meares-has-big-views-big-trees-and-one-little-lighthouse-on-the-oregon-coast.html?fbclid=IwAR1uMrh5J2H2EUDVGHujg_jHzAoCsR4Fi_nI2QfbkViw_Zq4Z5Vz0aFWp9Q | The Oregonian

Octopus Tree The Octopus Tree (also known as the Candelabra Tree, Council Tree, and Monstrosity Tree) is a Sitka spruce tree on Cape Meares in Tillamook County, Oregon. #OctopusTree #CandelabraTree #CouncilTree #MonstrosityTree #SitkaSpruce #CapeMeares #TillamookOregon #OregonCoast #TreeOfLife #AncientTrees #WeirdTrees #NaturalWonders #OregonNature #ForestsOfOregon #UniqueTrees | Ghost Towns and Mines of Washington

Have you seen a spider tree? What about an octopus tree? There are mysteries in the old growth forest that are difficult for our minds to wrap around, but really easy for tree roots to wrap around. Have you ever seen anything like this? | Redwoods Rising

A scuba diver caught an unbelievably up-close look at a fully-grown octopus in waters off the coast of South Africa. According to the diver, the curious creature reached out its tentacle to them multiple times, as if offering to shake hands. | NowThis