Teufelsbuche (Süntel Beech) at Steinhof, Bad Münder

Looks very majestic with many ornate, bony branches and not high but extremely wide

The devil's beech here at Steinhof is probably the oldest known Süntel beech in the Deister-Süntel valley.
In expert circles it is considered the most beautiful tree of its kind. The short, twisted trunk has a typical bell-shaped crown. Its branches show serpentine and kinked growth.
Transplanted here from Hohenstein in Süntel in 1860, it served for a long time as a mother tree for offspring in the region. Since the devil's beech must have already been a certain size when it was transplanted, it could be around 180 years old today.
Source: oestliches-weserbergland.de/cdn/uploads/folder-suentel-buchen-erlebnisroute-infos.pdf

There is a Süntel beech on the Steinhof meadow in front of the town hall.
From the roots to the smallest branches, everything is twisted. The Süntel beech is a rare mutation of the common beech.