I've come across some unusual trees in the forest. This is one of the craziest. A Lodgepole Pine that has a half hitch knot near the base. I can only speculate how that happened. A bored forest worker tying a sapling in a knot? Extreme contortion caused by dwarf mistletoe or who knows what? Anyway, when I saw it I figured I'd better get it while I could. It seems to be a good dig. Giving it the time it needs to get strong again. I'm hanging on to this one. Pics shown so no one can accuse me of a bs story (when have I ever done that? .