That's actually a parasite plant. It's a climber using the tree stem as, well, a climbing pole. The other trees next to this one have the same climbers around them as well. It can look cool, especially if the climber is a nice looking flowering species, but the trees can actually die from this when the climbers overgrow all the branches blocking out the sunlight for the tree itself.What kind of tree is that ? WOW ! Looks like its eating itself or over growing itself ...