This tree is in Heritage Park off of Main st in Canton, NY. It is right near the waterfalls by the Cascade Inn which makes me believe that the damage to the tree is from beavers. This is simply a speculation about how the tree was damaged. From the picture you can see that the tree has grown still even after the damage. As we learned in class, the outer shell of the tree is the alive part. Because the damage is an indent in the side of the tree, we can deduce that the tree continued to grow.

I think that I was drawn to this image because I was curious about how the tree became damaged and how it survived. I am increasingly surprised by the resilience of trees and other plant life.