Never have I needed a book more than "Freak trees of the state of New York" (1926), beautifully digitized by @BioDivLibrary https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/151247#page/1/mode/1up
Thanks @batgrrlnyc for sharing this wonder through a post on Vintage Weird https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintageweird/permalink/509777143021937/