Stunted, gnarled trees also survive near the summits. The trunk is often gnarled and crooked with fibrous grey bark. The trunk, particularly for older individuals, may be highly contorted, massive and gnarled. They are thorny, with gnarled trunks and wide spreading crown. The trunk is typically gnarled and twisted. Older trees in traditional orchards can grow gnarled and hollowed for the tree's entire lifespan. Accounts of Bennett's mangled or gnarled hands and fingers are common. These leaves may be several meters long, gnarled and twisted from the desert winds. As she approaches him, she is shocked to glimpse a gnarled and blackened face. In the "Tillenberge" a small protected area with heather, gnarled oaks and junipers. As in California, the Cape trees are gnarled and wind-sculpted, and very beautiful. The remains of a gnarled ancient tree are nearby. The trunks are gnarled and unsuitable for uses as timber. The habit is a gnarled arrangement of multiple branches. Several texts, including O, are carved on gnarled driftwood.