[NatureNS] old oak

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You started a very interesting discussion Heather=0ANothing anyone said rul=
es out a 400 year old oak. Documented=A0=0Atrees 300 plus leave quite a bit=
 of variation possible in the=0Adying age. The half life will be much less =
of course but ones=0Aat the end of the scale might easily get over the 400.=
=0AOak in the 1800 - 1875 period of wooden ships were sought=0Awherever the=
y could be found. The beautiful fall foliage made it=0Ahard for them to hid=
e! And the lads were good at handling big logs.=0AThey didn't get spars at =
the building supply store.=0AThey removed most of the large oak at that per=
iod especially=A0=0Awhere it was easy to do - PEI for example, no stones, h=
ills not too steep=A0=0Aand lots of horses and a good demand.=A0=0AI would =
be susprised if you could find one there over 200 years old.=A0=0A=0AAnd to=
 see some of the things=A0I see in the deep woods make me=0Abelieve there w=
asn't much of NS left=A0to chance for a big tree. Spruce or oak!=0AHave a n=
ice fall=0A=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Hea=
ther Drope <heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =
=0ASent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:15:41 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] old o=
ak=0A =0A=0A =0AAs we speak, it could be being up rooted. I had not realize=
d how big around =0Athis tree was before the land was sold or I would have =
documented the size =0Afor the Big Tree listing on NatureNS web site. Too l=
ate now.. I am not going =0Ato trespass on to this land. =0AHeather.. =0AHe=
ather Drope=0ANova Scotia Wild Flora Society=0Awww.nswildflora.ca=0A902-440=
-5032=0A=0AWe do not see nature with our eyes, =0Abut with our understandin=
gs and our hearts. =0A=A0W. Hazlett
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>You starte=
d a very interesting discussion Heather</span></div><div style=3D"color: rg=
b(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', ti=
mes, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Noth=
ing anyone said rules out a 400 year old oak. Documented&nbsp;</span></div>=
<div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new=
 roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-styl=
e: normal; "><span>trees 300 plus leave quite a bit of variation possible i=
n the</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-=
family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: tran=
sparent; font-style: normal; "><span>dying age. The half life will be much =
less of course but ones</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
 font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;=
 background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>at the end of t=
he scale might easily get over the 400.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rg=
b(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', ti=
mes, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Oak =
in the 1800 - 1875 period of wooden ships were sought</span></div><div styl=
e=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', =
'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal=
; "><span>wherever they could be found. The beautiful fall foliage made it<=
/span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family=
: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparen=
t; font-style: normal; "><span>hard for them to hide! And the lads were goo=
d at handling big logs.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
 font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;=
 background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>They didn't get=
 spars at the building supply store.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0=
, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times=
, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>They re=
moved most of the large oak at that period especially&nbsp;</span></div><di=
v style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new ro=
man', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: =
normal; "><span>where it was easy to do - PEI for example, no stones, hills=
 not too steep&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-si=
ze: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; backgro=
und-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>and lots of horses and =
a good demand.&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
 font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;=
 background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>I would be susp=
rised if you could find one there over 200 years old.&nbsp;<br></span></div=
><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times ne=
w roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-sty=
le: normal; "><span>And to see some of the things&nbsp;</span><span style=
=3D"background-color: transparent; ">I see in the deep woods make me</span>=
</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'tim=
es new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; fon=
t-style: normal; "><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; ">believe =
there wasn't much of NS left&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"background-color: t=
ransparent; ">to chance for a big tree. Spruce or oak!</span></div><div sty=
le=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman',=
 'new
 york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; ">=
<span style=3D"background-color: transparent; ">Have a nice fall</span><br>=
</div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'tim=
es new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; fon=
t-style: normal; "><span>Paul</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0)=
; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif=
; background-color: trans