Your Virtual Assistant - Concord, CA
That is a beautiful, beautiful photograph. It's amazing to think of something living so long.
Dec 17, 2008 07:19 AM
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Thanks, Chris, when I came upon this beauty at a client's home, I was was awestruck.
White Oaks grow very slowly, less than 12 inches a year.
They can live 200 years ++ and draw up to 50 gallons of water a day from the soil.
Dec 17, 2008 08:55 AM
Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner - Grand Rapids, MI
Westbrook Realty - Grand Rapids Forest Hills MI Re
I can only imagine what Michigan looked like when settlers first arrived. Magnificent as this tree is think of the trees that they had to deal with.
Dec 17, 2008 12:13 PM
Dockside Realty - Spotsylvania, VA
Realtor 540-226-1964, Selling Homes & Land a
Hi Bonnie...Striking photo.
I would love a swing from one of those branches (one of the very strong ones) or a nice picnic table under it.
Kate
Dec 17, 2008 12:46 PM
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Terry, I would like to go to an old growth forest someday, there are a few remaining here in Michigan. It is sobering to think of the amount of trees that were clear cut from Michigan.
Dec 19, 2008 02:46 AM
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Kate, this is a very nice spot, high on a hill, looking over the Thornapple River. A picnic or a swing would be perfect.
Dec 19, 2008 05:01 AM
Keller Williams - Ann Arbor, MI
Arbor area Real Estate
Hi Bonnie, Yes. Michigan was almost entirely wooded! I've found an old growth forest -Hartwick Pines up near Gaylord? It's a public park & has antique lumbering equipment. I enjoy stopping there on my wayupstate for a picnic. You're much closer than me, here at Ann Arbor!
The Horse Girl ~ Marian
Dec 19, 2008 01:11 PM
NorthGroup Real Estate/www.TonyORealtor.com - Concord, NC
Realtor- Cabarrus County, NC
What a beautiful old tree!! I always appreciate forests and woods. Thanks for sharing.
Dec 19, 2008 01:31 PM
B4 U Close Home Inspections&Radon Testing (www.b4uclose.com) - Lexington, KY
The Central Kentucky Home Inspector, Lexington KY
Gotta love those big old trees. Can you imagine the history they've seen. Quite a few around here. Never thought to take a picture of one.
Dec 20, 2008 03:17 PM
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Marian: There is an old growth forest of white pine near Croton Dam called Sailor Pines, even closer than Gaylord. I haven't gotten there yet but will one day.
I have been to the one in Taquemenon Falls, it is a cathedral to me.
Dec 21, 2008 02:43 AM
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Erby: I would like to see some local trees from your area, I bet there are some beauties.
Dec 21, 2008 12:33 PM
B4 U Close Home Inspections&Radon Testing (www.b4uclose.com) - Lexington, KY
The Central Kentucky Home Inspector, Lexington KY
When the weather gets a little warmer, I'll see about getting some to post here! BUT, it's gotta warm up first.
Dec 22, 2008 12:10 AM
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Robert: Thanks, I enjoy your photos, too. And I think the very same thing....why didn't I think of that? I suppose that is what makes this whole concept interesting....we are very similiar but see things through a different lens.
Dec 22, 2008 12:31 AM
Westbrook Realty - Ada, MI
Grand Rapids MI Real Estate
Deborah: The big trees affect me the same way, I feel like I am witness to a being much greater than myself. The clear cutting of Michigan was over 100 years ago. We have lots of trees that have grown back but they aren't the giants that were here when "they" decided to deforest our state.
Erby: I look forward to seeing some of those Kentucky trees. I can wait for warmer weather....it is unseasonably cold here, too.
Dec 23, 2008 09:25 AM
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