I was in CT this past weekend cleaning out the campground and went apple picking, we decided to take the hay wagon ride around the property and get the 50c tour. Turns out this property has a graveyard dating back to the late 1600's with several of the deceased from the revolutionary war. There was an Oak tree there that was planted over 200 years ago in memoriam to these soldiers. They told me it is a Pin Oak, but after the tour I walked out to the tre for further inspection and of course pics for here....Seems to me it is a White Oak (I'm no expert) based on the leaves anyway... The tree was not as expansive as I would have thought, don't get me wrong it was big but more stout than tall. I wish I had a tape measure to take some stats (just for fun see how much firewood a 200 year old Oak can give). Also pictured it a 100+ yr old Cortland apple tree, still bearing massive amounts of fruit. Apples were not so tasty though...
Great pics..I am a trustee at our local cemetery and we have quite a few huge Silver Maples. I'm not sure how old they are, buy they are about 4' in diameter. They are starting to die and its very dangerous there when the wind blows hard. I can't imagine what it would cost to have them taken down.
I am humbled when I see tombstones of ANY of our veterans/soldiers......seeing the date of death on that stone tells me that he probably died during battle or as a result of battle wounds from the war that gave us our core freedoms.....very humbling, indeed. As for that tree,sure looks like a variety of white oak to me.......great pics, thanks for sharing!
That tree leaf looks like a cross between a pin oak and a white oak. I've never seen one like that. However, the rounded tips say white oak. That apple tree really caught my eye! Amazing to say the least.
Nice pictures. I was just mentioning in another thread of the history of the area I am in. The local historic society has an oak on its' property going back to at least 1640 that still stands today. The graveyard near the historic society has headstones stones going back to the 1600's. There is a small mass grave from a French and Native American raid in 1708 that killed 16 settlers. Fascinating stuff.
What was the other thread? Where in MA? Hey do I need to sign in to Etsy to see the wood work? I'm a turner and love to see others work...
