Big trees that make you say, "It's like a giant bonsai"

I struggled to get a picture that showed this tree as it looked in person. It has elegant angles. Cultivated Hawthorne on the campus of Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, ME. The root area is exquisite, the overhang is actually almost 20 feet, very hard to show.
 

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I just found this thread. I’ve thought this about a lot of trees near me. I need to go take some pictures. Here’s a teaser of a bald cypress that’s right by my house. It’s gotta be at least 8’ diameter. I’ll take a better picture tomorrow.
 

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this is the Fairchild oak in NE Florida. If anyone around here hasn’t gone to see it, it’s worth it. The first time I saw it I just sat and stared for about an hour. This isn’t my picture. It’s much better than any of my pictures.
That long branch to the right that touches the ground has since broken from the main trunk and is its own “raft style” now. I’ll see if I can get a good picture of it.
 

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Notsureaboutplantnames said:
I saw this tree in Spain several years ago. Phytooacca dioica (I think). Scanned the internet and saw they are being used as bonsai.
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Indeed, it's the case in Argentina. I have one Ombu, it's a good beginner material but I've found that it has a strong apical dominance. Probably better in clump style, in nature it's really common.

I removed all the branches to start all over again during my last visit (I couldn't bring it with me)

6 years between these pictures
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A month after the branch removal

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