Head beeches (common beech) standing in a forest in the Suchteler Heights in the Suchteln district of Viersen, Germany, 14 December 2017. The head beeches - which are also called "Uhlen" in this region - grow in bizarre ways. They owe their remote origins to forestry. Trees over two meters high were trimmed every 10 or 15 years by foresters in order to avoid having to continuously plant new trees for the production of firewood. Due to this process the trees started to grow many off-shoots and thus got their "ghostly" appearance. Photo: Horst Ossinger//dpa

Head beeches (common beech) standing in a forest in the Suchteler Heights in the Suchteln district of Viersen, Germany, 14 December 2017. The head beeches - which are also called "Uhlen" in this region - grow in bizarre ways. They owe their remote origins to forestry. Trees over two meters high were trimmed every 10 or 15 years by foresters in order to avoid having to continuously plant new trees for the production of firewood. Due to this process the trees started to grow many off-shoots and thus got their "ghostly" appearance. Photo: Horst Ossinger//dpa Stock Photo

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