While some might say, “so what, its a tree. Just plant another one.” There’s at least one reader out there who will appreciate this thought of the day.
Last week I noticed a fallen tree on the National Mall along 14th Street NW.
The tree fell victim to the high winds from Hurricane Sandy, experienced earlier in the week.
I’m not a “tree expert” by any stretch. But this looks to be an oak. The exact species, I cannot tell.
Ever inquisitive about such things, I made some rough “field estimates” on the size of the tree. Near the base the truck was four feet in diameter. That translates to about 12 feet in circumference, or near abouts.
So… how old was that tree? According to a guide from the Woodlands Trust, figure that translates to between 150 and 170 years old.
If so, had the photographer of this photo…
… just turned around, would he have seen that oak tree as a young sapling?
And even if the tree was less than 150 years old, what events did it witness while it stood?
- Hurricane Sandy Overturns Tree, Exposes Human Skeleton Buried Underneath (neatorama.com)
- Top 10 Most Compelling Sandy Hurricane Photos (theepochtimes.com)