Eh? Conjoined trees in Carlton

In a backyard somewhere in Carlton, there’s a pair of trees so close that they’re connected at the trunk.

The box elders are made into one by a single branch connected to the trunks.

“The branch connecting the two trunks together is growing leaves, too,” property owners Vickie and Dennis Berg said in an e-mail. “No one we know has ever seen this before.”

The Bergs found it unusual and want to know if there’s a term for it and how common it is for other trees. So, faithful Eh? readers, do you know? Shoot us an e-mail at news@duluthnews.com if you do.

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