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It's Big. How Big? Freaking Big.

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  1. Buzz Benton

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    Blue dot at base of this Oak tree is my wife - she's 5'10.
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    This is a black oak, it is west of Redding, California.
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    Me, 6'1. Wonder what one of those rounds would weigh?
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    This is very close to where the 230,000 acre Carr Fire started in 2018.
    It burned some of the lower limbs on this tree.
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    Last week (Feb 10th) it was 83f. in Redding so we drove down just to enjoy the "tropical" weather and checked on how "my" tree was still doing.
     
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    I have an MS170. Will that work?
    The center of your last picture almost looks like a bear climbing up in the middle.
    Amazing.
     
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  3. Buzz Benton

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    Oh! buzz-saw, I had never seen that bear. Now I do!
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    I'll bet honest bears have been up this tree for hundreds of years.
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    Hey you are good.
    I thought it was just me.
     
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    Holy crap!
     
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    That is huge. Would be very interesting to know the age of that tree.

    Sent from my SM-G930VL using Tapatalk
     
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    Cool tree and pics.
     
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    Do they make a 36" bar that runs picco micro chain???
     
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    That is very cool Buzz. Worth the trip...in shorts even.
     
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    I don’t think a 36” is gonna be quite enough
     
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    That is one awesome tree. Thanks for showing the pics. You know it has to be very old. I think because of the weather and the ground water not being that deep you get a lot of older trees there.
     
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    I was thinking maybe the "limb" wood? :whistle:
     
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    Wonder what the total weight of the whole tree would be. Pretty awesome, even in pictures.
     
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    That's a big one!

    I can almost hear the "blue dot"..........

    "Where are you going? Take the picture already! How far away do you have to be??" :rofl: :lol:
     
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    I thought of you at the very start of this thread. I know you like taking on big oaks.
     
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    Lol, that's probably the best photochopping on FHC that I've seen.
     
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    agreed
    The shaft of sun light coming through and making it on the Adam’s apple sells it for me.
    Although, I was seeing a baby hippo, not a bear.
     
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    No problem. Will be there soon to take it down.
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    But we are calling Scotty Overkill to do the honors. He will even bring his son to help.
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    Drove through that area in the early 2000's. Sure would have liked to see that oak! :handshake:
     
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    A lot of people came to California in the 1850's to "see the elephant," but hippos don't climb trees.
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    One minute he's there, the next he's gone. Probably your imagination.
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