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Twisted Trees
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It’s easy to see how the Crooked Forest got its name. The forest in Poland, a country in Europe, has about 400 curved pine trees. Local residents think they were planted in the 1930s.
How the trees got their crooked shape is a mystery. The growing trunks may have been bent sideways during a powerful storm decades ago. Another theory is that farmers planted the trees and forced the trunks to bend over time. They may have planned to use the curved wood to build furniture or ships.
Árboles torcidos
Es fácil ver de dónde vino el nombre del Bosque Torcido. Este bosque de Polonia, un país de Europa, tiene unos 400 pinos curvados. Los habitantes de la zona creen que se plantaron en la década de 1930.
La forma torcida de los árboles es un misterio. Los troncos en crecimiento podrían haberse doblado hacia los lados durante una fuerte tormenta hace décadas. Otra teoría es que los agricultores plantaron los árboles e hicieron que los troncos se doblaran a la fuerza con el tiempo. Es posible que planearan usar la madera curvada para construir muebles o barcos.