Octopus Tree, Sitka Spruce, Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Oceanside, Oregon coast, USA.

The Octopus Tree is a large Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) branched like a candelabra, at Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Oceanside, Oregon coast, USA. Its base circumference is more than 46 feet. Native Americans, who have lived here for 3000 years, call this the Council Tree. Indian legend says this tree was used for supporting a canoe which held their dead, an ancient custom. Another theory is that coastal winds warped the tree.

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The Octopus Tree is a large Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) branched like a candelabra, at Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, Oceanside, Oregon coast, USA. Its base circumference is more than 46 feet. Native Americans, who have lived here for 3000 years, call this the Council Tree. Indian legend says this tree was used for supporting a canoe which held their dead, an ancient custom. Another theory is that coastal winds warped the tree.