Angel Oak - Page 2

Queen of the Ryche · 06-17-2009, 01:56 PM

My favorite old tree:

http://www.dotphoto.com/GuestViewIma...&ICT=27&IPP=60

classicman · 06-17-2009, 02:38 PM

Queenie - gotta log-in says the link....

Queen of the Ryche · 06-17-2009, 02:48 PM

Oh crumbs. How about this:
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DanaC · 06-17-2009, 03:07 PM

Oh how marvellous. What a perfect pic-i-nic spot.

Queen of the Ryche · 06-17-2009, 03:19 PM

It's in downtown Santa Barbara, CA. They actually diverted the freeway around it.

(I'm a HUGE fan of the Bristlecones too, Bullitt. Oldest trees in the U.S. So noble.)

4fingermalone · 06-17-2009, 04:18 PM

This is a giant Banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. I saw it when I was on vacation. It is amazing, but, hard to capture in a picture.

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World famous Banyan Tree - located in courthouse square - in the center of Lahaina -was brought to Maui from India when the tree was just eight feet tall!! It was planted in April, 1873 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Lahaina's first Christian mission. It is usually teeming with Mynah birds. It now stands over 60 feet high, has 12 major trunks in addition to a huge core. It stretches over a 200-foot area and shades 2/3 of an acre. It is one of the largest Indian Banyan trees in the world. You cannot easily photograph the entire tree!

Giant Banyan Tree

DanaC · 06-17-2009, 04:23 PM

Wow. Just wow malone.

Gravdigr · 06-17-2009, 04:42 PM

4fingermalone, That sounds like a sexual act. "Hey, baby. What do you want to do tonight?" "Why don't you give me a 4fingermalone?"

classicman · 06-17-2009, 05:07 PM

I saw that tree as well while there - it is truly majestic.

Shawnee123 · 06-17-2009, 07:40 PM

There's a house in town I've always called Spooky House, that I've always loved. It looks like the cover of a kid's ghost story book. There is a knobby tree in front of it, a large and strange thing, and once when the house was for sale I got the fact sheet and whoever bought it had to agree to keep the tree. I'll have to try to remember to take a picture of it sometime.

richlevy · 06-17-2009, 09:22 PM

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The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, according to legend Robin Hood and his merry men used to hide out in it's hollow trunk. Though that couldn't have been this tree as it's not old enough, or would have justa sapling. Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story, and tourism though

Interesting that the Angel Oak in the OP the branches touch the ground, you can The Major Oaks are supported, or they're weight would split the trunk.

Oh nice. I wish people would come around and prop up my parts as I get older.:p

BTW, it's "their weight would split the trunk".

Aliantha · 06-17-2009, 09:31 PM

We have trees locally here called 'Moreton Bay Figs' which grow outwards like the ones above.

My kids love climbing on them.

Here's a pretty small one. They get much larger.

DanaC · 06-17-2009, 10:41 PM

That looks like something out of a fantasy movie

Aliantha · 06-17-2009, 11:58 PM

Some of them are pretty spectacular that's for sure.

ZenGum · 06-18-2009, 06:52 AM

There are Moreton Bay figs in Adelaide's parklands and even around the cricket ground, at the back of the stand, providing shade for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cricket watchers. I hope some are still there, there has been a fair bit of development.

ETA, google search indicates only a few token trees have been left, and the crowd now sit in the shade of the giant TV screen. But, I do love ancient gum trees.

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06-17-2009, 01:56 PM	#16
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	My favorite old tree: http://www.dotphoto.com/GuestViewIma...&ICT=27&IPP=60 __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

06-17-2009, 02:38 PM	#17
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Queenie - gotta log-in says the link.... __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-17-2009, 02:48 PM	#18
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Oh crumbs. How about this: __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

06-17-2009, 03:19 PM	#20
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	It's in downtown Santa Barbara, CA. They actually diverted the freeway around it. (I'm a HUGE fan of the Bristlecones too, Bullitt. Oldest trees in the U.S. So noble.) __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six. Last edited by Queen of the Ryche; 06-17-2009 at 03:19 PM. Reason: cuz i suck at teh spelinz.

06-17-2009, 04:42 PM	#23
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	4fingermalone, That sounds like a sexual act. "Hey, baby. What do you want to do tonight?" "Why don't you give me a 4fingermalone?" __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-17-2009, 05:07 PM	#24
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I saw that tree as well while there - it is truly majestic. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-17-2009, 07:40 PM	#25
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	There's a house in town I've always called Spooky House, that I've always loved. It looks like the cover of a kid's ghost story book. There is a knobby tree in front of it, a large and strange thing, and once when the house was for sale I got the fact sheet and whoever bought it had to agree to keep the tree. I'll have to try to remember to take a picture of it sometime. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-17-2009, 09:31 PM	#27
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We have trees locally here called 'Moreton Bay Figs' which grow outwards like the ones above. My kids love climbing on them. Here's a pretty small one. They get much larger. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-17-2009, 11:58 PM	#29
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Some of them are pretty spectacular that's for sure. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-18-2009, 06:52 AM	#30
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	There are Moreton Bay figs in Adelaide's parklands and even around the cricket ground, at the back of the stand, providing shade for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cricket watchers. I hope some are still there, there has been a fair bit of development. ETA, google search indicates only a few token trees have been left, and the crowd now sit in the shade of the giant TV screen. But, I do love ancient gum trees. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl. Last edited by ZenGum; 06-18-2009 at 07:04 AM.

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