B
MasterBlaster
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Good luck, Boo!!!
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boo
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Thanks MB, I hope to hear from a pro-carver soon... I would like to have an awesome carving on this property in memory of this tree.
10' standing spar remains, 20' circumference @ top of root crown.
Part of carving cost will be absorbed by saving on stump grinding... I expect a cost of thousands for the carving.
10' standing spar remains, 20' circumference @ top of root crown.
Part of carving cost will be absorbed by saving on stump grinding... I expect a cost of thousands for the carving.
SkwerI
Treehouser
I saw this one being carved a few months ago across the street from one of my customers. I believe it was the owner who carved it though, not somebody for hire.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
By the size of that oak I'd say add about another 100-125 years to that 115 figure .
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boo
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Counting the rings, I came up with the 115 years.
Maximum Life Span
One of the most common and well-known species of oak, the white oak (Quercus alba), has an average life span of 300 years. Under excellent growing conditions, however, white oaks are known to live up to 600 years, making them one of the longest-lived American oak species. Post oak (Q. stellata) has a maximum life span of 400 years, as do the northern red oak (Q. rubra), chestnut oak (Q. prinus) and overcup oak (Q. lyrata).
Shorter-Lived Species
Many other types of oak trees have known maximum life spans of around 200 years, including the pin oak (Q. palustris), scarlet oak (Q. coccinea) and southern red oak (Q. falcata). While the shorter-lived species may grow at a somewhat faster rate than their longer-lived cousins, all oaks have a slow growth rate compared with many other types of shade tree species.
Maximum Life Span
One of the most common and well-known species of oak, the white oak (Quercus alba), has an average life span of 300 years. Under excellent growing conditions, however, white oaks are known to live up to 600 years, making them one of the longest-lived American oak species. Post oak (Q. stellata) has a maximum life span of 400 years, as do the northern red oak (Q. rubra), chestnut oak (Q. prinus) and overcup oak (Q. lyrata).
Shorter-Lived Species
Many other types of oak trees have known maximum life spans of around 200 years, including the pin oak (Q. palustris), scarlet oak (Q. coccinea) and southern red oak (Q. falcata). While the shorter-lived species may grow at a somewhat faster rate than their longer-lived cousins, all oaks have a slow growth rate compared with many other types of shade tree species.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
The alba is a lot like our Quercus lobata. Another species of white.
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