Joined at the hip.

[TimJ]

Sometimes pictures don't show what you want someone to see but here goes. This is serveral pictures of a sycamore and a maple joined at the base. To the left clearly a sycamore and to the right clearly a maple with its leaves still on. Color and texture do not show well, but you get the point.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

We found a maple and ash growing tight together like that. Always looks weird.

 

[jeffesonm]

bff

 

[corey21]

That does look odd.

 

[weatherguy]

Trees can do some weird things, my brothers neighbor has some white birches that grew in a funky twisted way due to trees around it, hes having them cut down, guess who volunteered to dispose of the wood

 

[bogydave]

Mixed odd couple both reaching for the sun

 

[Thistle]

About 75 ft from west border fence at parent's woodland (just before grassy part by old garden area) there's an old Bur Oak 18-20" w/ a much smaller American Elm somewhat wrapped around its base.Gonna remove the Elm soon,its maybe 25' tops & 5"-6" diameter.If I remember,I'll take a few pics before its gone.Since we all like pics here

 

[Gark]

Looks like a marriage of maples, sort of. Always thought of sycamore to be rather maple-like.

 

[Woody Stover]

Can't remember the species now, but these two were virtually fused at the base. This was at an off-site score.