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accadacca
03-20-2008, 09:02 PM
Amazing. . . :popcorn:

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LOAH
03-21-2008, 12:04 AM
That's in Downtown Provo, isn't it?

If not, there is one right by the old county courthouse.

Really cool tree.
RedMan
03-21-2008, 08:13 AM
Its near Charleston South Carolina. When you visit Charleston people will say "Have you seen the Tree?" Its a tourist destination.

Its supposedly the oldest living thing east of the Rockies. 1500+ years.

http://www.bestpicturegallery.com/best-picture-gallery-angel-oak-south-carolina-MarkRegs.jpg
JP
03-21-2008, 10:07 AM
Anybody have a chainsaw :haha:
Jaxx
03-21-2008, 10:46 AM
how can they accurately gauge the age without cutting it down and count the rings? I'm no arborist but I did go to horticulture in high school :roflol:
RedMan
03-21-2008, 11:33 AM
So JP, how many board feet are in that puppy?
JP
03-21-2008, 04:19 PM
So JP, how many board feet are in that puppy?
Phewww, board feet, wow what a blast from the past. :haha: Look at the dollar value to wood that old. Would that be considered 1st generation? :mrgreen: The violin makers, antique builders... Wow, they pay top dollar for old recycled wood from houses built in the 15, 16, 1700's. That
kris
03-21-2008, 06:19 PM
how can they accurately gauge the age without cutting it down and count the rings? I'm no arborist but I did go to horticulture in high school :roflol:


They cab take a core sample, and date it off of that. It does not harm the tree.
sparker1
03-21-2008, 06:43 PM
I'm going to Charleston soon, will try to check it out. My home town has a tree called "Treaty Oak", where the Indians and early settlers signed treaties. As a kid, I played on the branches bent low to the ground. It was said to be hundreds of years old. They finally took a core and found it was less than 200 years old.