It’s a battle of natural against manmade. A number of trees which have spectacularly fused with a stone wall during growth have become a tourist attraction in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. /Photo via Tencent

While most roadside trees in China are recent transplants, those alongside Zhongshan Fourth Road in west Chongqing’s Yuzhong district have apparently had plenty of time to work their way into the wall, exposing their root systems in a fascinating contortion. /Photo via Tencent

They have been dubbed “the most artistic tough trees” as photos of the scene circulated online this week. /Photo via Tencent

The neighborhood has taken the trees for granted, but visitors and netizens have been busy discussing how this coming together of brick and bark happened. /Photo via Tencent

The wall stands in a block which has recently been developed into a cultural and creative park. /Photo via Tencent