Oddly trees (Post a picture thread)

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Saw this recently. Pretty odd to me, size wise. A giant sequoia in Yosemite National Park's Mariposa Grove, CA.

The Grizzly Giant was considered the oldest and largest tree in the world, aged between 2,000 and 3,000 years. In 2019, refined scientific dating methods resulted in a new age estimate for the Grizzly Giant: 2,995 years old (plus or minus 250 years).

Height above base 63.7 m 209.0 ft
Circumference at ground 29.5 m 96.5 ft
Diameter 1.5 m above base 7.8 m 25.5 ft
Estimated bole volume 963 m³ 34,000 ft³



The limbs the on the left side are the size of normal trees.

 

[ShadyStump]

Saw this recently. Pretty odd to me, size wise. A giant sequoia in Yosemite National Park's Mariposa Grove, CA.

The Grizzly Giant was considered the oldest and largest tree in the world, aged between 2,000 and 3,000 years. In 2019, refined scientific dating methods resulted in a new age estimate for the Grizzly Giant: 2,995 years old (plus or minus 250 years).

Height above base 63.7 m 209.0 ft
Circumference at ground 29.5 m 96.5 ft
Diameter 1.5 m above base 7.8 m 25.5 ft
Estimated bole volume 963 m³ 34,000 ft³

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The limbs the on the left side are the size of normal trees.

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The age of some trees always blows my mind. I've come across some in the backwoods that, despite being so remote, I'm certain have met more people than I will before I die; they're just that old.

 

[ShadyStump]

I've shared it before in the Giant Bonsai thread, but this Rocky Mountain juniper must be pushing 1000. About 4 feet wide at the base.

 

[Cruiser]

Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) neagari
Thurston County, WA

Remnants of the nurse stump remain.

 

[Mike Westervelt]

Madrona on Stuart Island

 

[Potawatomi13]

The Grizzly Giant was considered the oldest and largest tree in the world, aged between 2,000 and 3,000 years.

Had to be before Bristlecones dated as MUCH older.

 

[loteck2]

Cumberland Island Georgia

 

[19Mateo83]

This one called the dragon tree. It is located along a trail to looking glass falls close to Brevard NC. It is thought to be a Native American marker tree because it points in the direction the falls.

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Slope point, NZ

 

[19Mateo83]

Another natural windswept tree. This one is a fraser fir (Christmas tree) on top of grandfather mountain NC

 

[cockroach]

This Ficus microcarpa clump in a park

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Not sure how odd it is to you, but I LOVE the tree in the center, & Yamadori everywhere. Yosemite National Park CA

 

[KateM]

Red maple

 

[Pitoon]

My son was admitted to Cornell University, so we drove up for 'Cornell Day' to welcome admitted students. Of course while we were there we stopped to check out their botanical garden.

Here's a 'Yellow Trumpet Creeper', stamped on the tag is 1983. So that puts the vine at 41yrs in place. The entire time I was looking at the trunk, I was imagining how it would look in a pot.

 

[Carol 83]

My son was admitted to Cornell University,

Congrats!

 

[Pitoon]

Congrats!

Thanks!

 

[19Mateo83]

My son was admitted to Cornell University, so we drove up for 'Cornell Day' to welcome admitted students. Of course while we were there we stopped to check out their botanical garden.

Here's a 'Yellow Trumpet Creeper', stamped on the tag is 1983. So that puts the vine at 41yrs in place. The entire time I was looking at the trunk, I was imagining how it would look in a pot.

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1983 was a good year