PaulH
Omono
The late, great Hooker Oak of Chico, CA, Thought to be the world's largest Quercus lobata when it fell in 1977.
Deciduous Oaks in Nature
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rockm
Spuds Moyogi
"I mean it having so many cables and being hit by thunderstorm"
Sorry...this tree, as mentioned, had issues with wind in its last 150 years. It had lost more than a few huge limbs to hurricanes and thunderstorms.
Lightning is part of very old oaks' lives. Dominant oaks and taller landscape trees are prone to multiple lightning strikes over their lifespan. Apparently, the water in their sap is a natural electrical conductor that can channel lightning charges into the ground.
It's common here in Va. and Md. to see all manner of branch and trunk bracing, as well as lightning rods, on older large trees in historic places. Mt. Vernon's two huge tulip poplars planted by George Washington are protected that way.
Sorry...this tree, as mentioned, had issues with wind in its last 150 years. It had lost more than a few huge limbs to hurricanes and thunderstorms.
Lightning is part of very old oaks' lives. Dominant oaks and taller landscape trees are prone to multiple lightning strikes over their lifespan. Apparently, the water in their sap is a natural electrical conductor that can channel lightning charges into the ground.
It's common here in Va. and Md. to see all manner of branch and trunk bracing, as well as lightning rods, on older large trees in historic places. Mt. Vernon's two huge tulip poplars planted by George Washington are protected that way.
drew33998
Masterpiece
Lovers Oak Brunswick Ga
I happened upon this tree while doing some running around for business. It is incredible in person. The roots are crazy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbglasson/529641967/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbglasson/529641999/
I happened upon this tree while doing some running around for business. It is incredible in person. The roots are crazy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbglasson/529641967/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbglasson/529641999/
timhanson81
Yamadori
The waterfall is Phantom Falls and it is on Table Mountain near Oroville California. It only flows in the winter and early spring, so it is kind of tricky to see. I haven't been to the cave at the base but I'm sure you can scramble down there somehow.
timhanson81
Yamadori
Interestingly, when it fell, they found it to be two Valley Oaks fused together and not nearly as old as they thought it was. A local professor/photographer is currently doing a historical photo project on the tree including tracking down its offspring. Sadly some idiots recently set fire to what remains of the stump at the site.
There are some pretty neat historical pictures of the tree.
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