Look closely. As the trunk rises, a branch juts to the side. A bizarre growth forms. Another branch rises from this cyst, creating the appearance of fingers gripping a bark-covered phallus. Is the tree tugging itself? Or is someone else helping him out? For more than a decade, this mutated tree one mile north of Marietta Square has raised such questions and elicited giggles from local high schoolers. The Penis Tree stands strong at 638 St. Anne's Road, Marietta (Text by Thomas Wheatley)
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