Boojum Trunk http://t.co/fjuWXi3JKc
June 14, 2013
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It is hard to decide whether this is really a tree or just a very large unusual plant. Its scientific name is fouquieria columnaris and the the only related plants are the ocotillos. The name came from Lewis Carroll's poem, "The Hunting of the Snark."
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