Took a Little Hike, Found Unexpected Awesomeness

[just.wing.it]

The bark is different most likely because of soil erosion over the course of this tree's long life. What had been underground is being gradually exposed by the tree's growth and washing away of the soil--note the line of different tissue tilts down towards the slope behind the tree. Soil has been washing down that way for a couple of hundred years. The less fissured bark hasn't been exposed to the same elements as the bark above. Same holds true for root tissue on buried roots on bonsai...

Oh, yeah....great observation!

 

[Silentrunning]

This old beast is in my front yard. I love old trees with character. It is starting to bud out so it will live another year.

 

[sorce]

Looks like a flood plain....what's that cage thing over there? A drain?

I thought that shade was A river at first.

Nice stuff...

Its your KH too!

Sorce

 

[Silentrunning]

Looks like a flood plain....what's that cage thing over there? A drain?

I thought that shade was A river at first.

Nice stuff...

Its your KH too!

Sorce

You have a good eye. When we get a heavy storm the entire flat area is flooded. During normal conditions there is a nice creek that flows through there. It is a beautiful quiet area.

 

[just.wing.it]

Looks like a flood plain....what's that cage thing over there? A drain?

I thought that shade was A river at first.

Nice stuff...

Its your KH too!

Sorce

Yeah it's next to a large run off ditch...and 100 yards from a highway.
Even more surprising that it wasn't taken down in the construction...

 

[sorce]

Yeah it's next to a large run off ditch...and 100 yards from a highway.
Even more surprising that it wasn't taken down in the construction...

No one wanted to be accused of being the tulip picking dude!

Haha Dutch!

Sorce

 

[just.wing.it]

No one wanted to be accused of being the tulip picking dude!

Haha Dutch!

Sorce

I'm cool wit it ?

 

[just.wing.it]

@Leo in N E Illinois
Did you see this one?!?!

 

[just.wing.it]

Resurrected thread, just cuz I like these pics.
I need to get back over there and see how the tree looks again.