{"id":872891,"date":"2026-10-06T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/872891\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:06:09","slug":"weird-foaming-tree-takes-internet-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/872891\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird Foaming Tree Takes Internet by Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Threads user who stumbled across an unusual phenomenon is taking the internet by storm. A woman who goes by the name @ljpt61<\/a> shared two videos they claimed to have taken in their yard.<\/p>\n

“Foamy soap-like stuff dripping off my cedar trees,” she captioned the clip. “Weird. Does anyone know what this might be?”<\/p>\n

As expected, several people popped into the comments to make jokes about what was going on, especially one person who hilariously wrote, “Squirrels doing laundry before long winter.”<\/p>\n

However, there were others who shared the real details of what was behind the effect, giving everyone a little insight into what can cause certain trees to “foam.” You may never look at these trees the same way again.<\/p>\n

A Woman Captured Foaming Trees on Video<\/p>\n

Threads users had a lot of great responses to the foaming trees, with one person using a variation of the popular “hopital” in their response, simply writing, “Treepital.”<\/p>\n

“That tree must be growing next to an Irish Spring,” another person joked.<\/p>\n

“I sent a similar photo and question to my little brothers, and he said, ‘Too much Palmolive,'” a third person added.<\/p>\n

“I’m sorry, sir, but your tree is rabid. It must be put down and taken in for testing,” yet another person wrote in a punny response. “Don’t worry, I’ve heard it’s all bark and no bite, so you should be safe from contracting anything.”<\/p>\n

There’s Actually a Very Good Reason Why Some Trees Foam<\/p>\n

Fortunately, someone who knew what they were talking about chimed in. “Tree foam! When it rains heavily, the water running over the bark grooves [emulsifies] with the natural oils on the tree and creates a soapy foam,” they wrote.<\/p>\n

According to Ohio State University’s Buckeye Yard and Garden Line<\/a>, the “au natural” soap these trees produce is the result of a combination of different plant chemicals and particulates in the air. Once the rainwater arrives, these ingredients all mix together, blending as they run down the tree’s trunk.<\/p>\n

The good news is that this scenario (called stemflow) doesn’t have any known negative effects on the tree. So, while the answer to the original poster’s question is a little more complicated than “squirrels doing laundry,” the truth isn’t exactly all that far off.<\/p>\n

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