Do you have any big or old trees around you?

@snowy22315 (180839)
United States
May 20, 2024 5:17pm CST
Even though I am literally surrounded by trees, I am not sure how many are actually "old." None of them have a huge girth..although the article I just read about them says they don't have to. Where I used to live..which was in a close in suburb to DC..pretty urban in nature..except for certain areas .we had some wooded sections nearby..Right across from my house there was a tree I swear that must have been 400 years old..one of the biggest I have seen in VA. I used to always marvel it was there and grown during the time of George Washington. I might call and nominate that tree for the big tree project. I bet few people know about it.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102927)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 May
There is a huge tree in the backyard of my rental property but I do not know how old it is.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
20 May
You can never really know..but the girth is one measure. You know if it was cut down and you counted the rings..there would be hundreds.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102927)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May
@snowy22315 That is true.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50266)
• United States
21 May
We have a really big Oak tree in our yard. There are a lot of trees, but I think this one is the oldest and biggest.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
@Tampa_girl7 Yeah, Unless they are really a problem I wouldn't do it though. It is too expensive, besides I don't agree with it. The world needs trees to combat global warming.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50266)
• United States
21 May
@snowy22315 we’ve had to cut a few of ours. It broke my heart.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50266)
• United States
21 May
@snowy22315 it’s sad when a tree has to be cut.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51015)
• Canada
20 May
The area that we live in has only been recently developed within the last 7-9 years, so the 'oldest' trees in this area are about 9 years old. Our son had 0 trees on his 13 year property that he moved into last year, and now they have 3 trees.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
20 May
Some of them here are 50 feet tall, although none are super big around. I did contact the big tree people and told them about the one where I used to live.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51015)
• Canada
20 May
@snowy22315 There is an oak tree on the family farm, in front of the house that my parents lived in when they retired. That tree is over 100 years old, it is so wide and so strong. There is an old swing on it that has been there for decades.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
20 May
@Juliaacv Some of the big, old trees have big thick branches too.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (61157)
• Centralia, Washington
20 May
You have some heritage trees near you. There is a very tall fir tree at the back of my property. I call it Grandfather due to its height- who knows how old he is?
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
20 May
It has to take awhile for the trees here to grow so tall. Unfortunately, about 10-12 years ago they clear cut the mature woods in the back probably to sell the wood. I was quite perturbed about it at the time, but at this point, you really can't tell it was done. Nature rebounds quickly at times.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
@sallypup It was a pain in the butt..There were people riding 4 wheelers back there and everything else! Plus that tornado we had here I know partly was so bad because there were virtually no trees back there as a windbreak.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (61157)
• Centralia, Washington
21 May
@snowy22315 I am not a fan of clear cutting.
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Aanshi Raghava
@Aansh13 (11362)
• New Delhi, India
21 May
The place I live is all surrounded by trees, that is one of the biggest reason I have purchased that house, its all green and cozy....
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
Rees can help keep the heat at bay winch is one reason I like them.
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Aanshi Raghava
@Aansh13 (11362)
• New Delhi, India
21 May
@snowy22315 Absolutely!!! I mean also the breeze is better...
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May Day
@HaruLoid (1588)
• Philippines
21 May
A lot of big old trees are being preserved here in the Philippines. I remember a few of them located at our high school, but they are said to be haunted since they were said to exist even during the World War.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
If those trees could talk eh?
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May Day
@HaruLoid (1588)
• Philippines
21 May
@snowy22315 I'm sure those trees have seen everything.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (92826)
• United States
20 May
I use to have a huge one right next to my bedroom. It was so huge, and with our storms it made me so nervous to have it so close to me bedroom. Sure enough, one night a storm finally came and the huge roots gave up the ghost. Luckily it fell to the opposite side of me. I was very thankful. On the hand hand, that sucker was huge, and I hate that the storms took it out.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
20 May
That happened here too. Two of the super large trees came crashing down. One directly on the roof..One also almost taking out the heat pump. The firemen moved it back on the cement pad.
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youless
@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
21 May
Yes, I have big and old trees around. Especially we have a lot of banyans here and they grow so big. The weather is suitable for these trees and some of them can be over a hundred years.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
Love them
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Greg
@xander6464 (44250)
• Wapello, Iowa
21 May
I have a really big walnut tree in my yard that must be really old but I have no idea how old it is. When I was Governor Of California, I was surrounded by trees. When I wasn't in Reno, which was most of the time.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
I know you were one of the original stars of the former sitcom..Men In Trees.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 May
It must be a beautiful tree.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
It sure is big!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 May
It's amazing sometimes to ponder on what these really old trees have seen, and been through.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
Yes, some of the giant redwoods in Calif. are 1,000 years old or more.
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Dena Miller
@Dena91 (16634)
• United States
21 May
When we bought our home 32 years ago there were huge oak trees and a maple. We had several of the oak cut down as they were way to close to the house for our liking. The maple was taken out by an ice storm. We still have one huge oak tree at the end of our driveway.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
Big trees can be a hazard but unless it is something critical I would never take them down. The world needs trees now more than ever.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
21 May
We have trees that date back to 1970. I don't know of any older than that. Have a good day.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
Thanks
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
22 May
@snowy22315 You're very welcome.
Kandase
@Kandae11 (55035)
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21 May
We have tall Royal Palm trees on the property but l have no idea how old they are . They look very sturdy so l doubt that hurricanes over the years could have uprooted them .
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
Royal Palms are gorgeous.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (38800)
• United States
20 May
We are surrounded by trees, but have no idea their age.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
20 May
Alot of the big trees have a huge girth..but not all of them have that distinction.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139742)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 May
That would be an old tree if it is that big.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
I would suspect some are pretty old, but they aren't big around.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 May
Nothing "old" here. It's California. Some nice trees in Chicago.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
You aren't far from the very old gigantic redwoods.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 May
@snowy22315 I see those maybe once every seven years. Usually when someone visits. We do have new growth redwoods near where I live Oh, Kitty and I have out own personal "lonely redwood" right by our balcony!
Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19942)
• United States
21 May
I have two trees in my front yard. I think they are at least 30 years old. But they aren't good trees. They have weak branches and one branch fell during a wind/rain storm not long ago. We do have lots of trees in the back, but I don't know how old they are.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180839)
• United States
21 May
I guess my very tall trees here are quite old.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
21 May
@snowy22315 There is an old tree outside of my building where I used to leave my mobility scooter until some thought it was a good idea to destroy it twice and so when I charge it have to sit inside and not leave it alone.
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Gayle Harrelson
@2ndchances24 (8959)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
21 May
I had a bunch of trees right up to & OVER the trailer & cabin till just after I got out of rehab where a guy came by asking if we wanted them cut down & I told him I've BEEN wanting them down, he said he would take them for the wood I told him go for it I'm read y for them to be GONE FOR GOOD. . . The trees we had went from 4 ft round at the base to 6 ft I'm going to use 1 in front of the trailer a base for a pond to sit on in the front yard once I get started on the garden.
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