I suppose someone helped a vine or tree limb grow like a corkscrew. On the other hand, maybe this is a message from Mother Nature and she’s telling us of the stress we’re subjecting her to.
This image shows part of a very large oak limb horizontally spanning about 30-feet [9-meters]. Growing straight up from this limb is a host of small branches that look a lot like saplings. Usually I see such saplings on the forest floor, but this is the first time I’ve seen them emerging from a limb.
I’m not an arborist, so just maybe this is all part of a seasonal norm…
Carlo Centeno 
Enjoying this blog! I run a more scientific type of blog but you may still want to check it out for some inspiration 🙂
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Thank you for stopping by! I’ll have to visit your blog and hope to glean some inspiration…
Carlo
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Nice eye. The stress photo makes me uncomfortable. How about you?
I think the ‘saplings,’ are merely branches growing straight up toward the sun.
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Hi Jonathan…the cork screw branch is unusual though it hasn’t made me feel uncomfortable. Regarding the saplings, have seen others growing off other oak limbs, but not so much as this example…
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