Not far away on one of our bike rides we noticed this weird tree in a front yard. Now there are plenty of Prickly Pear cacti down here, but this tree takes thorn protection to a new level.
We had to stop and take a closer look, because this tree was not common.
This is a closeup of one of the limbs. These thorns must be its natural protection from herbivores who would find its wood to be tasty??
This tree does not get climbed by neighbor kids, and a beaver just does not have a chance. The tree may be a Ceiba Speciosa according to our research but that is only a guess. It is certainly not the object a person would want to bump into on a dark night.
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