What Type Of Tree/plant?

Question

Please could any one help identify what tree/plant this is? Do the seeds at the top turn into leafs? Why would there be rope ties around the middle of the tree? Thank you.

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Answer 1

It looks like a type of yucca tree. The rope may have initially been part of a staking system when the tree was young. The trunk grew into it before it was removed. This article should help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/how-to-fix-girdled-trees.htm