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[–]Happerz 0 points1 point ago

The great deku tree!

[–]Psilocynical 0 points1 point ago

Repost already?

[–]mamamaMONSTERJAMMM 0 points1 point ago

Ernest Scared Stupid

[–]sagara12 0 points1 point ago

Is it just me, or does anyone else want to cut this bitch down?

[–]Cheongshim 0 points1 point ago

Is it weird that even as an adult whenever I see a sweet ass tree like this it gets me excited with all the tree house ppossibilities?

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[–]b00ndoggle 0 points1 point ago

We have a 300-350 year old tree in our front yard. I'm debating getting metal beams to support some of the large spanning limbs. Anyone know good places for advice on this?

[–]kurisu7885 1 point2 points ago

At times you wonder if you're on middle earth or something.

[–]Fishystuff -1 points0 points ago

Wow, bet you could make a lovely table or two out of that.

[–]tootysterling 0 points1 point ago

that tree has seen some shit

[–]Lumn8tion -1 points0 points ago

Maybe some Scout leaders can chop it down so the kids will be safe.

[–]HonestOP 0 points1 point ago

Really? No ones afraid of Slenderman anymore? never forget.

[–]w3bCraw1er 0 points1 point ago

It is not 350 yo. It is about 350 yo.

[–]aGeordie 0 points1 point ago

How can you tell the age of a tree without cutting it down?

[–]sugashack 0 points1 point ago

almost looks like a painting

[–]Boot9135 0 points1 point ago

Ticket Oak?!

[–]K1NGAlexander 0 points1 point ago

I've upvoted this before and I will upvote it again.

[–]runs_with_airplanes 0 points1 point ago

Ticket Oak!

[–]stfcfanhazz 0 points1 point ago

These tree is actually a famous actor. He played the tree in the sex scene in Avatar. But you all thought he was just a tree, right? Behold; the unsung hero of 2009 cinema!

[–]nihilive 1 point2 points ago

350-year old repost.

[–]JadePrince33 0 points1 point ago

Crazy to think about how that tree is older than the United States

[–]UncagedBeast27 1 point2 points ago

Thats some Sleepy Hollow shit

[–]hurgledurgle -2 points-1 points ago

Cut down in 10 years. Make wooden boxes - OakBox 360.

I'll see myself out.

[–]sgryspeerdt -1 points0 points ago

The tree of life in New Orleans!

[–]JohnnyRage90 -1 points0 points ago

I wish America could learn about nature in school and how trees works instead of being the dumbest assholes on planet earth.

[–]OldWoodenFap -1 points0 points ago

"No one knows what exactly happened that night, but one thing is for sure. Ichabod never crossed the bridge"

[–]NYCPakMan -1 points0 points ago

probably could get a whole Bedroom set and some decent chairs from that...

[–]fishbone105 -1 points0 points ago

I want to climb on that one so bad

[–]turpidyripkick -1 points0 points ago

hehe...tree crutches

[–]ghost7562 0 points1 point ago

From what i can tell, this is the E.A. McIlhenny Oak at Avery Island's Jungle Park.

[–]wickman69 -1 points0 points ago

Great pic.

[–]wkdravenna 1 point2 points ago

How do you know its 350 years old. Serious question.

[–]Kings_Gold_Standard 0 points1 point ago Soul Train #165 - Morris Day "The Oak Tree" 1986

[–]gettothechoppa1 0 points1 point ago

I saw in earthporn that the city,town maybe the state wants to cut the tree down and put in a parking lot.

[–]herrgibbs -2 points-1 points ago

So much experience... Just ready to be taken...

[–]Huntomly 1 point2 points ago

This tree began its life in 1663...3 years before the great fire of London...holy shit... I know there are many trees far older than this but when you think about one even just this age its pretty weird.

[–]Mudface68 1 point2 points ago

Arboriuos octopusian

[–]sad-optimist 0 points1 point ago

I read a book, 'Six Frigates' and they went and looked for this type of oak tree for key parts of the ship. Strength. USS Constitution.

[–]caffeine47 0 points1 point ago

654 year old The "Bartek" Oak, Poland.

[–]MOONGOONER -1 points0 points ago

350 for a live oak isn't that old

[–]kaiaer 0 points1 point ago

It's the mana tree!

[–]atlasthetitan -3 points-2 points ago

This is a repost from about a month ago (and probably many times before that as well)

Here is the link

[–]Weynard_Muldrake -2 points-1 points ago

It would suck to chop one of these down in Minecraft.

[–]Miseducated 2 points3 points ago

Trees like this always remind me of the Whomping Willow.

[–]Julie6100 -1 points0 points ago

that "old" tree could outlive us all

[–]GoodAndBluts 6 points7 points ago

Just a comment for tree lovers (I am one) - The speed of growth of a tree varies enormously based on climate (especially the amount of sunlight and water) - Trees in the southern USA (like the one pictured) grow really quickly because the summer is so long.

Trees in europe dont get all that much sun (because of the latitude) grow slowly, which is why a 1000 year old tree in England looks smaller than you might expect.

Then again, trees in warmer places often live fast and die young, succumbing to the harsh realities of a warm climate - viruses, insects and more-extreme weather

[–]Byzant1n3 6 points7 points ago

Would you mind telling me where this picture was taken? This looks so much like the tree in my parent's backyard, background trees and limb placement included, that I'm almost positive this is the same tree. I live in Louisiana.

[–]Desdinova2036 0 points1 point ago

WHOA!! That's one of the coolest things ive ever seen!! I bet touching it'll give you poetic genius. Just sit under it for a while, I could write for days!!

[–]knightsofrnew 1 point2 points ago

more like 350 year old repost

[–]enjoynick -2 points-1 points ago

World Tree! We found it!

[–]spevak -1 points0 points ago

I want to climb that tree

[–]pramodc84 0 points1 point ago

400 year old Big Banyan Tree in Bangalore, India , single plant covers 3 acres (12,000 m2 )

[–]wife_of_bmacnz 1 point2 points ago

Was pleasantly surprised to see it not cut down. Beautiful tree, wish I had something similar in my yard that my kids could climb. I spent many a summer day in a tree with a book! Good memories!

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

Old trees always have the most serene look about them. It's odd and hard to explain.

[–]uprick -2 points-1 points ago

Woah, it is older than me.

[–]Thegamingrobin -2 points-1 points ago

I swear I saw this post a few weeks back....

[–]TripleTownNinjaBear -2 points-1 points ago

That's a satisfyingly old tree.

[–]CUZLOL -2 points-1 points ago

That tree reminds me of some scary movie, movie started with a girl hung, rope attached to that big branch to the right, forget the name of the movie.

[–]Iandrasil 4 points5 points ago

I can imagine disney tarzan sliding over those branches.

[–]poolwater 1 point2 points ago

anyone else wanna climb that bad boy?

[–]Crikel 1 point2 points ago

This so just became my next desktop background! I love picture's like these! Thanks for sharing!

[–]nitiger -1 points0 points ago

Not as old as Grandmother Willow.

[–]TheRealJiraiya -1 points0 points ago

That is a magical tree

[–]dbranes 24 points25 points ago

[–]Belac85 10 points11 points ago

That's one tree?

[–]hobbitqueen 17 points18 points ago

Banyan trees are known for sending down 'sky roots', roots extending from branches down to the ground. For this reason they are known as 'living temples' and are sacred in the Hindu religion.

[–]DuexFlam 30 points31 points ago

King's Oak in Denmark- between 1400 and 2000 years old.

[–]brokenfury8585 5 points6 points ago

someone cut it down

[–]MrGMinor 0 points1 point ago

The smokey-sweet transvestite from transssssexual treevania.

[–]thatmink 23 points24 points ago

"..kill me...."

[–]Kattzalos 0 points1 point ago


[–]G0PACKGO 4 points5 points ago

Looks dead

[–]skintigh 1 point2 points ago

It's said oaks take 300 years to grow, 300 years to live and 300 years to die so it's on schedule.

[–]fromnochurch 1 point2 points ago

I always upvote trees.

[–]AFellowOfLimitedJest 69 points70 points ago

[–]keith_HUGECOCK 3 points4 points ago

Whomping Willow

[–]imasunbear 2 points3 points ago

Whomping Oak

[–]kurisu7885 2 points3 points ago

Territorial Oak. [I honestly doubt anyone will get that one]

[–]Fjohurs_Lykkewe 0 points1 point ago

Do I get a PSI caramel for recognizing the reference?

[–]Tomiswedd 9 points10 points ago

People like you make the world go round.

[–]IndieGal_60 -2 points-1 points ago

Middleton Place?

[–]Bart_Zuckerfuck -3 points-2 points ago

Let's cut it down and count the rings!

Please don't do that.

[–]Deddan 1 point2 points ago

"Wow, would you look at that. Turns out it was actually 50 years older than we thought! Cool."

[–]andywade84 0 points1 point ago

This tree, is older than the United states.

[–]6F6A9O9 -1 points0 points ago

So is your mom.


[–]andywade84 0 points1 point ago

She's not, she died 3 years ago at the ripe old age of 61. How do you feel now!

[–]6F6A9O9 0 points1 point ago

Not to bad. Sitting on the toilet checking Reddit. How do you feel?

[–]andywade84 0 points1 point ago

I'm over it now, at the time I cried a bit.

[–]6F6A9O9 0 points1 point ago

About me pooping?

[–]andywade84 0 points1 point ago

Exactly, it was one of those ones that smelt spicy.

[–]6F6A9O9 0 points1 point ago

It was. REAL spicy.

[–]andywade84 0 points1 point ago

That's what you get for having an exclusively taco bell diet I'm afraid.

[–]6F6A9O9 0 points1 point ago

Are you hacking me!?

[–]Lambodiddley -2 points-1 points ago

As soon as I saw the tree automatically imagined Tarzan "surfing" the branches

[–]Sazew 2 points3 points ago

Reminds me of this magic card

Just needs more hangman's knots.

[–]Marlonius 3 points4 points ago

wow that seems OP

[–]frogdude2004 1 point2 points ago

Eh it never really saw serious play.

[–]chinesespiders 0 points1 point ago

Radiohead's King Of Limbs album is named after this tree.

[–]abacuslemon 5 points6 points ago

4-5000 year old yew.

this oak aint got shit on some trees around the world.

[–]Beerbelch 178 points179 points ago

This is before a troop of obese scout leaders heaved the tree over and then talked about how the branches could have fallen off and killed a child.

[–]RExOINFERNO 0 points1 point ago

And this is why the boyscouts are a fucking joke

[–]seven_seven 0 points1 point ago

That video is going to turn out to be a Jimmy Kimmel stunt. Mark my words.

[–]Genjek5 3 points4 points ago

1.) Stereotypes 2.) When I was in scouts there was a firm policy of not harming any living plants. It's basic Leave-No-Trace. 3.) When there are "widowmakers" the policy is to just make sure you don't pitch a tent below them.

Please don't over generalize about things you obviously have no idea about. It's offensive and not true. It may be you had an encounter with such a troop of obese scout leaders in the past, but recognize that that's only a tiny fraction of scouting and that most of scouting would seriously frown on such actions as it is against our values

[–]MetalSeagull 10 points11 points ago

I believe he's referring to he boy scouts who deliberately toppled a rock formation, then claimed they were protecting children instead of just being douchbags.

[–]Genjek5 5 points6 points ago

Dear god, I saw that video but didn't look into the details. Were they really scouts? (at a quick glance I thought they were just drunken idiots) If so, those idiots broke a great many of the organization's rules too.

[–]seven_seven -2 points-1 points ago

TIL that some Boy Scouts are married.

[–]gudnbluts 16 points17 points ago

Oh, God. I did some work for an American private school here in the UK, and they'd cut down many, many old oak trees on their grounds for exactly that reason.

[–]horsenbuggy 2 points3 points ago

I'm not in favor of what you posted but I thought I would add a little insight. Where I live there are at least two cases each summer of a tree (not just a branch, a whole tree) falling on and killing someone, often while they're in a car. We recently had a case of a child (well known on Facebook now) who had a branch fall on his head at a private daycare place. This kid now has a brain injury and will never be the same. You just never know when something odd and horrible is going to happen.

[–]cocoa020 0 points1 point ago

Do trees fall really fast? I feel like it would take a little bit (enough to get out of the way) for the deep root system to be ripped up. Also. Oxygen.

[–]offramppinup 0 points1 point ago

They do. My husband is a consulting arborist and has to deal with issues like this all the time. If the owner of a property has an old/diseased/unstable/sketchy looking tree looked at by an arborist (or suggested to them to do so in a formal letter by an outside party), and it is deemed dangerous, they are responsible for the damage it causes if it fails. There is a codified system for risk assesment here which is weighed towards risk to life (how likely is it for a person to be under it when it fails).

One option for some trees depending on the severity and type of damage is installing a cabling system to provide support for limbs and reduce the risk of injury.

Obviously, laws vary on this, but for the most part, if you own a property with a dangerous tree and have been told by an arborist that it is a high risk to fail and cause harm, you are liable if it does. It is no longer solely an act of God. This obviously affects (effects?) insurance a great deal and that causes a lot of old pretty trees to come down or be heavily pruned.

[–]horsenbuggy 1 point2 points ago

Also, the main problem with oaks, at least live oaks around here, is that they don't have deep root systems. The roots are super shallow and pop up through the top of the ground. But I do think that the majority of deaths by whole tree are from it falling on a car stopped in traffic. No good warning with windows up and radio on and no way to move car.

[–]peetee32 3 points4 points ago

I giant limb can crack and fall at any time

[–]LovelyLittleBiscuit 10 points11 points ago

What an awful shame. I went to a primary school in a rural area of the UK, if you'd chopped all the old trees down on the school land there'd probably be no trees left.

[–]mr_administrator -1 points0 points ago

If you chopped down all the trees anywhere there would be no trees left.

[–]LovelyLittleBiscuit 11 points12 points ago

All the old trees. You missed out a fairly important part of my sentence.

[–]Ourous 60 points61 points ago

Fuck them and their hypothetical lives.

[–]BunBunFuFu 0 points1 point ago

Keep up the good work.

[–]uberfrog 19 points20 points ago

[–]frogdude2004 2 points3 points ago

That's what I thought when I saw it.

[–]AxelCaprio 1 point2 points ago

Me too! :O

[–]ZarquonsFlatTire 1 point2 points ago

Looks just like the tree my sister had her wedding under. Live oak right outside The Citadel in Charleston.

[–]NYC19893 13 points14 points ago

Angel Oak: Neither of the trees appear to be Angel Oak. Seen it a few times and it has a few branches that have grown underground in parts.

[–]seven_seven 0 points1 point ago

Came in here to post this. If you go to Charleston, SC this is a must visit. Staggeringly huge and beautiful.

[–]dmrowley 1 point2 points ago

Here's my HDR photo of The Angel Oak

[–]Sam_I_Am_I_Is 1 point2 points ago

Glad to see someone got his one in already. I remember seeing it in elementary school on a field trip. Absolutely amazing!

[–]GraysonVoorhees 4 points5 points ago

Had to scroll a long way down to find a reference to Angel Oak. Drove out to see it one time on a visit to Charleston after seeing a photo of it on a postcard in a giftshop. Was not disappointed. Amazing tree.

[–]rysliv 0 points1 point ago

Still not as impressive as the few trees that were thousands of years old, which were in the end taken down by humans...

[–]Fansworn -2 points-1 points ago

Did this tree give you a pokedex

[–]igbrainbrad -2 points-1 points ago

Jenny taught me how to climb, and I taught her how to dangle.

[–]rwhite2366 5 points6 points ago

like 2 weeks ago, right?

[–]TheLegendOf1900 19 points20 points ago

Looks like louisiana

[–]Twotest 8 points9 points ago

I've seen this tree, it's on Avery Island, the same place they make Tabasco. Very cool place to go.

[–]TheLegendOf1900 1 point2 points ago

I was right??

[–]Twotest 1 point2 points ago


[–]TheLegendOf1900 0 points1 point ago

Funny, I work offshore so I drive down to Grand Isle from New Iberia every month and I always slow down as I drive past these trees and marvel at them. Having only lived in LA for about 6 months, they are still new and incredible to me.

[–]BONER_PAROLE -1 points0 points ago

*350-year-old Oak tree


[–]blackstarx 4 points5 points ago

Looks like the tree from the movie Ernest Scared Stupid

[–]cabell17 -1 points0 points ago

Crest Lake Park?

[–]Suckin_on_fartz 15 points16 points ago

Callin all New Orleanians: Tree Of LIFE!! right behind Audubon Park

[–]MOONGOONER 0 points1 point ago

You think so? I thought this looks too small, I was thinking of one in city park

[–]Twotest 2 points3 points ago

It's on Avery Island. The trees in Audubon park are bigger

[–]nomoneystillproblems 4 points5 points ago

Ha. Came here thinking this might be that tree. Great spot.

[–]Sounds_Logical 0 points1 point ago

Yeah! This tree looks pretty small compared to some of the trees pre-Katrina.

[–]guy_lovejoy -2 points-1 points ago

What if I told you age and size do not always correlate when considering more than one species.

[–]Cordycepsd 1 point2 points ago

He's not talking about trees of other species. I live minutes away from Audubon Park and the big trees are all live oaks. The same is true for 99% of very large trees in this city. There are some cypress in parts of the state south of here that get really big, though.

[–]guy_lovejoy 0 points1 point ago

True Oaks are different to American Oaks.

[–]tumadreporfavor 8 points9 points ago

Reminds me of Fern Gully

[–]The_Doct0r_ 9 points10 points ago

I want very badly to sit under that tree and smoke from a pipe.

[–]dpflug 0 points1 point ago careful, ok? Not saying you would do this, but....

[–]Downvote_Gatherer 0 points1 point ago

Freaking stoner.

[–]BloteAapOpVoeten 4 points5 points ago

Freaking finger-pointer.

[–]niomosy 3 points4 points ago

[–]seven_seven 0 points1 point ago

Admit it, there is weed in there.

[–]niomosy 1 point2 points ago

There could be but anyone spending over $4000 on the pipe I linked is probably not going to put weed in there.

[–]3581_Tossit 123 points124 points ago

[–]Geegld 2 points3 points ago

Came here for the Major Oak! Did not disappoint.

[–]Platypuskeeper 3 points4 points ago

[–]Silencerfart 0 points1 point ago

Can we just call that the knuckle tree?

[–]pisdrunxrich 1 point2 points ago

Is this at Sherwood Forrest? Robin Hood and his band of merry men supposedly used to chill inside this tree

[–]Modini 0 points1 point ago

Yes and yes.

[–]LeWhisp 0 points1 point ago

Is that in Essex?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

ah the major oak

i still find it weird seeing local landmarks on here

[–]Decyde 4 points5 points ago

Tree? That is no tree! That is an Ent!

[–]Dus-Sn 5 points6 points ago

You're a one-upper in real life aren't you?

[–]NerdyMatt 2 points3 points ago

I must climb it :)

[–]ninemarrow 41 points42 points ago

That tree's seen some shit. Edit: '

[–]sweetnamebro 15 points16 points ago

Here you forgot this '

[–]StripedOtter 45 points46 points ago


T'hat trees seen some shit.

[–]PrincessDickFart 64 points65 points ago

That was anticlimactic.

[–]AppleDane 18 points19 points ago

It gets worse as they go really old.

Here is an 1500-2000 year old oak.

"Kongeegen" - Denmark.

[–]Phoenixeye0 4 points5 points ago

"Happy birthday, Jesus!" - Kongeegen

[–]UtaKO808 2 points3 points ago

Maybe a picture of this tree in the summer time would help the dead look that tree seemed to have

[–]AppleDane 2 points3 points ago

[–]aspiringvoiceactor 9 points10 points ago

Tree crutches.

[–]kingoftown 5 points6 points ago

Made out of its children

[–]3581_Tossit 50 points51 points ago

Just a tree innit.

[–]StickyWicky -2 points-1 points ago

Just a-treein' it.

[–]Musicmans 12 points13 points ago

Robin Hood was said to have hung out at that tree

[–]Chetchap 7 points8 points ago

Robin hood was said to hang out in a tree similar to this one, but back when he was roaming around, this would have been a mere sapling