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Feb 6, 2024 15:35:41 #

Beard43 Loc: End of the Oregon Trail

We had a similar one in our back yard until the ice storm hit 3 years ago. fell and made a lot of firewood.

Ron
Beard43

Feb 6, 2024 16:03:24 #

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

The wood of live oak is very tough and springy. I tried to use an axe one time thinking I could dig out a smaller stump. I know how to wield an axe and I failed miserably. The ship “Old Ironsides” was made from live oak and cannonballs bounced off.

Feb 6, 2024 16:46:08 #

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Magnificent...

Feb 6, 2024 19:44:00 #

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Spectacular old live oak Gary. Reminds me of southern Louisiana. I had two on the property I owned there but not that large.

Don

Feb 6, 2024 19:49:42 #

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

nimbushopper wrote:

This is on the campus of Florida State University. Shot with D7000/12-24 Nikkor zoom.

A truly magnificent living thing 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳

Feb 6, 2024 22:07:17 #

CCPhotoist Loc: Cape Cod

Nice set. What an amazing tree.

Feb 7, 2024 05:57:43 #

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

nimbushopper wrote:

This is on the campus of Florida State University. Shot with D7000/12-24 Nikkor zoom.

Feb 7, 2024 06:58:54 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

kpmac wrote:

Nice set, nim. Live oaks are beautiful trees.

Thanks Ken!

Feb 7, 2024 06:59:16 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

UTMike wrote:

A beautiful set, Gary! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Mike!

Feb 7, 2024 06:59:31 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Curmudgeon wrote:

Wow, now that's a tree!!!

Thanks!

Feb 7, 2024 06:59:49 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

BBurns wrote:

Beautiful shots.
I grew up in Tampa and remember it well.

Thank you!

Feb 7, 2024 10:01:21 #

greenwork Loc: Southwest Florida

Beautiful and with a bit of luck many more will enjoy it. Live oaks can live more than 400 years!

Feb 7, 2024 10:20:58 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

greenwork wrote:

Beautiful and with a bit of luck many more will enjoy it. Live oaks can live more than 400 years!

Yes indeed!

Feb 7, 2024 13:56:20 #

ELNikkor

Love these huge live oaks! It is amazing how the branches grow outward more than upward. The longer they grow, them more leverage they place on the point where they diverge from growing upward, yet not snapping off and falling until either dying or getting nailed by a windstorm. Great shot, thanks for posting!

Feb 7, 2024 14:04:47 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Beard43 wrote:

We had a similar one in our back yard until the ice storm hit 3 years ago. fell and made a lot of firewood.

Ron
Beard43

Sorry to hear that.

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