Tree Hugging

I am a big fan of playing in the woods, so our walk though the trees yesterday was especially enjoyable. What could be better than fresh air, water, and wildlife? I'm not totally sure I qualify as a Tree Hugger, but I do love nature and being out in the wild, unless there are bears. I don't think I like bears... unless they are stuffed and sitting on a shelf.

This tree quickly caught our attention. From one side it looked like it had grown arms and was leaning on the fence, and from the other it appeared to be chewing it. Either way this tree was doing some hugging of it's own. I'm thinking the locals must have a name for it. I wonder what it might be?