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VT has the oldest forest on the East Coast, or so we've been told.
At AU, the center of celebration is called Toomers Corner, which consists of two grand Live Oak trees, which are tp'd in celebration when Auburn wins a football game. Quite lovely actually. Bama fans would sneak in and light the tp at night, just for kicks. Assholes.
A little over a year ago, a psycho Bama fan came in the middle of the night and injected industrial strength herbicide into the roots, trunk, and main branches. The trees are dying and all intervention so far has not worked.
Quite a fucked up thing to do. This rivalry has turned to deep hatred.
Live oaks aren't indigenous to the central Alabama region where Auburn is.... therefore there shouldn't be any 1400 year old ones there.
And IMO, Virginia>>>>Alabama as far as "beauty" is concerned.
Never said a 1400 year old tree was in Bama, and Live Oaks are indeed indigenous to central Alabama, in spite of the USGS map to the contrary. The trees exist there, and are over 100 years old.
The 1400 year old live oak is in SC, called Angel Oak.
Never said a 1400 year old tree was in Bama, and Live Oaks are indeed indigenous to central Alabama, in spite of the USGS map to the contrary. The trees exist there, and are over 100 years old.
The 1400 year old live oak is in SC, called Angel Oak.
Auburn's lead professor of horticulture disagrees....Keever noted that live oaks are not native to central Alabama, “but they have survived here since 1890.”
One possibility: New oaks at Toomer's | oanow.com
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If I had a whore to culture, I wouldn't be spending my time here.
Damn it, I ended up in another off-topic argue thread. I didn't even get caught up this time!
I love trekking through the woods (hence my hunting s/n), and I don't give a shit whether trees are 400 or 1400 years old... Though it's hard not to point out that there is a huge and obvious difference between the two. Is this really the most exciting thing we can talk about besides trying to convince each other that we're leaving the ACC or losing Kendall Fuller?
You just totally reinforced my point. Perhaps not indigenous, or native, but they have been there over 120 years. Even your man Keever agrees.
And Sparks, most sites have the Angel Oak at 1400.
FWIW, the Senator Cypress in FL was estimated to be 3500 years old before its demise.