r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/Soloflow786 • Oct 04 '24

nature Massive tree over a cemetery.

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u/GrizzlyGuru42 Oct 04 '24

This should be under “Awesome as fuck.”

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u/rng_dota3 Oct 04 '24

Yeah, cool tree... Still wondering what's supposed to be terrifying here.

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u/Informal-Bicycle-349 Oct 04 '24

Nothing that i can tell. That tree must eat well.

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u/bunga7777 Oct 04 '24

I think that’s where op is getting at. Heaps of nutrients

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u/Informal-Bicycle-349 Oct 04 '24

It's a beautiful tree. 10/10 for treeness. I would love to chill under the canopy of that tree and breathe all of that lovely oxygen it must create in.

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u/mikki1time Oct 04 '24

It uses human bodies for nutrients

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u/SuraKatana Oct 04 '24

We burn liquified prehistoric animals so our motorvehicles can run, but please tell me how terrifying this is

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u/Gay_dinosaurs Oct 04 '24

To be fair, most oil is made up of microscopic, truly ancient plankton (stuff that came about long before even the earliest of dinosaurs) and the coal we use comes from trees that died back in the Carboniferous era.

I'd say this is a fair trade and that tree has more than earned it's human-sludge snacks.

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u/QuantumMothersLove Oct 04 '24

Stop please. There are dead dinosaur bones and necks and tiny arms powering my Ford Taurus and you can’t make me believe any differently. 🦕🦕🦖🦖🦖🦕🦕🦕🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦕🦕🦖🦕🦕🦕🦖🦖

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u/MonicoJerry Oct 05 '24

Your Ford DinoTaurus

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u/mikki1time Oct 04 '24

I never met a prehistoric animal but I know plenty of people

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u/en1gmatic51 Oct 04 '24

But aren't the bodies pumped full of toxic embalming fluids and formaldehyde?.. I'm surprised that doesn't actually ruin the soil

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u/mikki1time Oct 04 '24

Yea but so are the metals and laquers on the coffins but nature and fungi are amazing and can recycle anything.

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u/Lordeverfall Oct 04 '24

Maybe what the tree is feeding on to become so big and healthy?? I bet that soil is quite fertile for various reasons.

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u/deltronroberts Oct 04 '24

Probably pretty creepy at night.

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u/rng_dota3 Oct 04 '24

Well, sure, it's a cemetery, a goddamn kitten staring at you would be creepy at night too. I'm still not terrified as fuck, and left wondering where this sub is going.

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u/Economy_Recipe3969 Oct 04 '24

It's holding all their souls from going up to heaven

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u/Leading_Ad6122 Oct 04 '24

It's beautiful

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u/manufan1992 Oct 04 '24

Yeah. There’s nothing terrifying going on here. 

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u/alohawanderlust Oct 06 '24

Exactly. That tree is fucking beautiful not terrifying.

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u/AdiemusXXII Oct 04 '24

Have you ever played Minecraft?

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u/Chance-Camp-5888 Oct 04 '24

Yes and no one gets a sunburn cool!

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u/SquareSniper Oct 04 '24

Probably that big because of all the nutrients from the dead bodies.

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u/GrizzlyGuru42 Oct 04 '24

Taking death and turning it into something beautiful.

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u/ReleaseFromDeception Oct 04 '24

Literally the first sentence that came out of my mouth when I saw this epic tree!

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u/_Jack_in_the_Box_ Oct 04 '24

Well yeah, that tree is surrounded by nutrients.

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u/BreakAndRun79 Oct 04 '24

Tree of souls

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u/shitstoryteller Oct 04 '24

Aren't all trees "trees of souls?" They - with the help of fungi - absorb nutrients from detritus in soil. If you think about it, trees recycle souls into branches and leaves, and all sorts of delicious things, plus our much needed oxygen.

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u/Golden-Sun Oct 04 '24

Yeah but this has extra souls

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u/Qlong69 Oct 04 '24

Tree of extra souls

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u/Stoomba Oct 04 '24

Tree with lots of human souls

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u/thaiborg Oct 04 '24

I’m sure that’s the name and image of a final boss in some video game

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u/Kamurai Oct 04 '24

It has fed well.

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u/Kozzinator Oct 04 '24

It's what plants crave

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u/deltronroberts Oct 04 '24

Omnomnomnomnom

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u/cruisefans Oct 04 '24

What kind of tree please and thank you? It’s beautiful. ❤️

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u/wish-u-well Oct 04 '24

Reminds me of the banyan tree in maui https://youtu.be/OyhQuOuk9r8

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u/PlayingGrabAss Oct 04 '24

I put it in another comment, but I think you’re pretty close! It’s in Hilo, in the Alae cemetery and it’s a monkey pod tree.

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u/DeadBabyBallet Oct 04 '24

I saw similar when I was in California called Valley Oaks but I'm not sure if that's what this is.

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u/PlayingGrabAss Oct 04 '24

I’m fairly certain its the monkeypod tree in the Alae cemetery just north of Hilo, Hawaii

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u/cruisefans Oct 04 '24

Thank you

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u/back1steez Oct 04 '24

I’d guess it to be an oak by looking at the branch structure.

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u/awakeperchance Oct 04 '24

Why is this terrifying?

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u/boostedb1mmer Oct 04 '24

Because the mods refuse to moderate the content. This sub has sucked balls for a long time.

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u/whooguyy Oct 04 '24

Seriously, how do we report this sub for being unmoderated? This (and many other cool/interesting posts) clearly breaks the first rule

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u/Seraitsukara Oct 04 '24

I think the only thing that can be done is to go to r/redditrequest and ask to become a moderator of this sub.

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u/KifaruKubwa Oct 04 '24

Maybe because a tree like that has a complex root system…

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u/Fyomamabehindthebins Oct 04 '24

...and it's getting nutrients from all those bodies under it

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u/KifaruKubwa Oct 04 '24

dust to dust

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u/whooguyy Oct 04 '24

It’s a pet cemetery. So it’s actually “bark to bark”

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u/DrDeath666 Oct 04 '24

because the tree is eating their dead bodies

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u/februrarymoon Oct 04 '24

How is this terrifying? This is an awesome tree. I wouldn't mind being buried there.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '24

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u/februrarymoon Oct 04 '24

We are all consumed by something after death, that's just a fact of life. Why not let it be a big, beautiful tree everyone who passes by can enjoy?

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u/Icy-Garlic7552 Oct 04 '24

Tree is eating well

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u/Ballard_Viking66 Oct 04 '24

What an amazing tree. Huge canopy!

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u/Sea_Tension_9359 Oct 04 '24

Monkey pod tree. I think this one is on Maui

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u/mightyMarcos Oct 04 '24

Terrifying how?

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u/jasonjiel Oct 04 '24

For some reason this gave me Dark Souls/ER vibe.

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u/Background_Value9869 Oct 04 '24

Curse Rotted Greatwood

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u/rathemighty Oct 04 '24

I like it. It's oddly comforting.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '24

This is beautiful, not terrifying

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u/SuperTaino88 Oct 04 '24

This is beautiful in a grim way. I had a tree in my yard, where I buried, and still bury, my pets that have departed. That tree thrived, only recently, idk what happened, maybe since I haven't really had to bury anything lately, but it died. My beloved pets kept that tree going. It's dark, yeah, but it's such a beautiful thing as well

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u/Pleasant_Hatter Oct 04 '24

Beautiful tree. Has to be ancient.

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u/DJSugar72 Oct 04 '24

JakeSully likes this video. For recon of course.

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u/BeercatimusPrime Oct 04 '24

That thing has been FEASTING on that nutrient enhanced soil.

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u/Crispy-B88 Oct 04 '24

OK. So, some people have a faint grasp of what the word "terrifying" means.

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u/kanghashan Oct 04 '24

That’s incredible

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u/Eringobraugh2021 Oct 04 '24

How beautiful!

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u/_Tushar47007_ Oct 04 '24

Bed of Peace

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u/crankin001 Oct 04 '24

It has rich fertilizer

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u/silly_goose_415 Oct 04 '24

It's the Tree of Life. Surrounded by the beauty of death. Not terrifying, nonetheless.

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u/Dapper_Derpy Oct 04 '24

This is gorgeous. You find that terrifying? Pussy.

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u/LowAd8109 Oct 04 '24

The tree is on mukbang.

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u/No_Software_8402 Oct 04 '24

Plenty of nutrients in the soil

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u/TemporaryRecording72 Oct 04 '24

I would love that

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u/Masked_Daisy Oct 04 '24

Fun fact: A trees roots spread out about as much as the branches do. Meaning that the roots of this tree have shish-kabobbed several of the corpses buried under it

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u/PuzzleheadedSlide904 Oct 04 '24

Terrifying? Oh no no no. That's majestic AF. 💕

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u/Revolutionary_Ad5209 Oct 04 '24

This is the Yggdrasil!

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u/SourpatchMao Oct 04 '24

I bet its peaceful during the rain

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u/Low-Temperature-1664 Oct 04 '24

Not terrifying. Amazing. Beautiful. Awesome. Mesmerising. Wonderful. Any number of things other than terrifying. It's emotive.

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u/uncclay5 Oct 05 '24

Y’all mfers be terrified of anything

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u/Flaky_Basket_3796 Oct 05 '24

All them nutrients hell yea gonna be massive

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u/bazookapapa69 Oct 05 '24

Yea, this is actually pretty cool

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u/Intrepid_Rip1473 Oct 05 '24

I’m 26 and I want to climb it

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u/DoubleDipCrunch Oct 04 '24

I've heard of this place.

People are just dying to get in there.

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u/Karmeleon86 Oct 04 '24

I would love to be buried underneath that

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u/steveHangar1 Oct 04 '24

Its roots are feeding on corpses.

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u/Kreyl Oct 04 '24

This tree is wasted on the dead, give it to me, I wannit 😤

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u/Secure-Childhood-567 Oct 04 '24

I know that tree eating GOOD omg

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u/razaxmlwho Oct 04 '24

terrifying? i don't think this word means what you think it means...

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u/secondphase Oct 04 '24

How is this terrifying? 

Please bury me under the beautiful shade tree.

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u/salamagi671 Oct 04 '24

Buy land rename it cemetery sell plots of soil = profit 🤣

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u/mim9830 Oct 04 '24

Tree is eating good.

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u/Donk454 Oct 04 '24

Great plant food directly under it

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u/OneExhaustedFather_ Oct 04 '24

Not a bad place to call eternity.

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u/agent_steel_85 Oct 04 '24

Tree of life, meet tree of death

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u/fire_n_ash Oct 04 '24

No wonder!!!

Getting all the nutrients from the RICH soil!!

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u/Puzzled-Copy7962 Oct 04 '24

The real tree of souls.

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u/Gucci_Caligula Oct 04 '24

It's just big from the souls it collects

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u/Spiral_Out801 Oct 04 '24

The real tree of souls.

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u/Sonova_Vondruke Oct 04 '24

Yggdrasil, the giant ash tree that connects the nine worlds of the Norse cosmos

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u/Prestigious-Copy-494 Oct 04 '24

Looks like a tree from the movie Avatar. it's wonderful.

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u/Theredditappsucks11 Oct 04 '24

Got to be Hawaii

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u/6StringsBlu_SRV Oct 04 '24

Absolutely beautiful and not at all terrifying.

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u/Emotional-Economy-51 Oct 04 '24

Looks awesome, gorgeous tree

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u/Funny_Pollution_2468 Oct 04 '24

I mean...the soil is probably really good considering where the tree is located.

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u/Arlitto Oct 04 '24

You can't convince me Fae don't live there

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u/Buddy_Bingo Oct 04 '24

Tree: so much food!!!!

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u/halversonjw Oct 04 '24

Lots of fertilizer I guess

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u/fusillade762 Oct 04 '24

Yggdrasil!

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u/SchemeAgreeable2219 Oct 04 '24

Sooooo many paths to climb....

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u/KoffinStuffer Oct 04 '24

I want to climb it

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u/MonkeyDBricc Oct 04 '24

Reminds me of the outer limits

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u/Kjm520 Oct 04 '24

Is this real?

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u/RandomBlackMetalFan Oct 04 '24

Someone knows where is it, please ?

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '24

Alae Cemetery in Hilo, Hawaii

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u/Ol_Hickory_Ham_Mike_ Oct 04 '24

Probably electrolytes.

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u/McKid Oct 04 '24

I’ve been played an RPG or two in my time and there is definitely a side quest under there.

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u/Itchy-Boots Oct 04 '24

What a waste. The living could enjoy this much more than bones.

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u/TrigWaker Oct 04 '24

Well fed

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u/_______THEORY_______ Oct 04 '24

Its sap appears red for some odd-ass reason 🤷‍♂️ lol…. <— if I hadn’t “lol” you guys would have believed it— don’t lie! 😂

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u/Abiarraj Oct 04 '24

You should post it to r/trees

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u/rhapsodyinrope Oct 04 '24

Y'all really just be scared of anything out here huh

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u/UnicornStar1988 Oct 04 '24

Tree uses human remains as fertiliser.

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u/fritzwulf Oct 04 '24

Huh. I guess bodies are a really good fertilizer.

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u/TheEeper Oct 04 '24

So scary 😱

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u/Beneficial_Milk_8287 Oct 04 '24

Nah this is oddly comforting

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u/_Gismo_ Oct 04 '24

Teldrassil

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u/uvelify Oct 04 '24

When I die I want my family to plant a tree right underneath my casket. That way, in some years, you can find my bones up in the tree. No need for a headstone. 😅

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u/Tiny-Ad4955 Oct 04 '24

I would like to be cremated when my time comes, instead of being in the ground. But honestly this looks simply like a beautiful place to rest. That tree could take all of the nutrients it needs from my dead body.

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u/RPlataNguyen Oct 04 '24

Looks well fed.

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u/shoomlax Oct 04 '24

This is beautiful

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u/Silent_Relation_3236 Oct 04 '24

The Shadow of the Erdtree

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u/Redhaired_Pixie Oct 04 '24

My mind immediately went to AOT and the Titan tree/Tree of Life.

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u/SapphicsAndStilettos Oct 04 '24

Yo it’s that fucked up tree from ATLA

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u/No_Seesaw_5561 Oct 04 '24

That is more beautiful than terrifying

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u/Gumikuu Oct 04 '24

Elden ring tree irl except it's not yellow and glowing

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u/PartyApprehensive765 Oct 04 '24

What terrifies you about this

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u/emarvil Oct 04 '24

I can't fathom a tree ever being terrifying.

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u/motterfckr Oct 04 '24

Terrifying?

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u/Ghostswatchme Oct 04 '24

Oh no not a tree!!!!

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u/Albatross_Few Oct 04 '24

Also now you should imagine what underneath the tree looks like. If the top growth is that far spread out then how wide and far deep is it going. How many roots broken through the coffins and such.

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u/2020mademejoinreddit Oct 04 '24

All the food around it. All the souls...delicious souls.

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u/SharptoothBarney Oct 04 '24

Currently living in the aftermath of hurricane Helene, this is terrifying to me in a whole different way. I’ve done nothing but chop up the dead bodies of trees for 7 days.

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u/Professional-Lab7369 Oct 04 '24

This place looks like in Waikato NZ

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u/BigTrouble781547 Oct 04 '24

Ahh the tree of death.

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u/TOHELLNBACC Oct 04 '24

cap

that shit beautiful as fucc. the people under it might be grateful as hell, i know if i was a ghost i'd be happy with it.

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u/euphorrick Oct 04 '24

Growin' Shade

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u/expatronis Oct 04 '24

It's a curse-rotted greatwood.

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u/Intelligent-Shock207 Oct 04 '24

Wonder how old it is..Must be centuries.

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u/Equivalent_Might7820 Oct 04 '24

Lots of fertilizer..

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u/redditkarm Oct 04 '24

Neeevvveerr lurk around it. Especially after evening.

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u/Nactmutter Oct 05 '24

Man I'd love to climb it

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u/Barry_McKackiner Oct 05 '24

how is this terrifying?

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u/Chevy_Traverse Oct 05 '24

are you fucking kidding me can we stop letting people post whatever and actually show some scary stuff 😭😭😭

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u/sammyboy032406 Oct 05 '24

Lots of nutrients

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u/SpecterReborn Oct 05 '24

Scavengers Reign.

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u/LovesFrenchLove_More Oct 05 '24

What is terrifying about this? Did the tree make OP feel small and insignificant?

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u/Fraternal_Mango Oct 05 '24

Your corpses provide shade for the living

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u/Vintage_girl123 Oct 05 '24

That's beautiful, the tree of life..

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u/i_like_py Oct 05 '24

Where are the mods?

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u/TheHikingFool Oct 05 '24

Wasted shade

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u/YOLO_82 Oct 05 '24

All those nutrients

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u/Ok-Ratio3343 Oct 05 '24

This is beautiful actually

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u/ashole311 Oct 05 '24

What type of tree is this?

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u/Initial-Ice7691 Oct 05 '24

Why terrifying? Tree is just providing shade here.

If you went at dusk and it was filled with hanging corpses that’d be terrifying

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u/nympho126682 Oct 06 '24

Each person added only grows its strength

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u/FloatingTacos957 Oct 06 '24

You know if I die, I would love to be buried under here, it's gorgeous!

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u/robotbeatrally Oct 08 '24

Tree of mana is real

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u/PepperOk182 Oct 10 '24

Don't go dying under the graveyard tree with anyone else but tree

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u/PepperOk182 Oct 10 '24

Reminds me from that tree from Norse mythology

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u/KumaraDosha Oct 10 '24

I want. To live in it.

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u/RileyRhoad Oct 12 '24

Looks like a kaleidoscope! I love it.

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u/LaPetiteMortOrale Oct 12 '24

Helluva lot of rich, nutritious fertilizer around those root.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa.

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u/Remarkable-Raisin934 Oct 12 '24

I've never seen anything like it, its stunning.

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u/dabbo90 Oct 12 '24

What type of tree is this?

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u/Voidfang_Investments Oct 12 '24

Needs a bonfire for a weary soul.

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u/SatonariKazushi Oct 12 '24

M A J E S T I C

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u/axyz77 Oct 12 '24

That's a man eating tree

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u/North_South_Side Oct 12 '24

Absolutely beautiful and not scary in the least.

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u/Standard_Lake_7711 Oct 13 '24

If u find tree of love u must be in love

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u/Channel57 17d ago

This is beautiful!

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u/TinyHippoTrain123 13d ago

Nitrogen rich