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12-26-2017, 06:05 PM
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It is apparently beyond saving and scheduled to be cut.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administrati...-to-be-cut
Hope they do something interesting with the wood.
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Doesn't look like there even is much wood. If there is, magnolia is much like a slightly higher grade tulip poplar, in other words, not very special.
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The wood as wood probably not worth much, but the history and stories that would go with it.....
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I wonder if they could use a sucker or seeds to grow a new one.
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They do have seedlings from it to plant
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(12-27-2017, 02:11 PM)Large Wooden Badger Wrote: They do have seedlings from it to plant
Compared to the famous oak of Gernika (with a history going back to the 15th century) and a number of ancient English oaks it doesn't have very much historical pedigree...... but of cause it would be great if they can plant a seedling of this tree and make it grow in memory of a long gone man who did his best as a leader for his people.
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(12-27-2017, 03:34 PM)TGW Wrote: Compared to the famous oak of Gernika (with a history going back to the 15th century) and a number of ancient English oaks it doesn't have very much historical pedigree...... but of cause it would be great if they can plant a seedling of this tree and make it grow in memory of a long gone man who did his best as a leader for his people.
"His best" was arguably worse than enslavement of blacks.
http://www.history.com/topics/native-ame...l-of-tears
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Shame that the old trees have to be taken down, but everything has a life span.
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(12-27-2017, 06:53 PM)Stwood_ Wrote: Shame that the old trees have to be taken down, but everything has a life span.
Unfortunately some crazy guy a few years back, crashed his car into it. Tree lived car didn't.
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(12-27-2017, 06:50 PM)MichaelMouse Wrote: "His best" was arguably worse than enslavement of blacks.
http://www.history.com/topics/native-ame...l-of-tears
Interesting. I forgot about that. But he's still on the $20 bill.
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