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Tree Height #8920919 09/21/23 01:13 AM
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Anyone want to guess the height of this old tree and its age? The guy standing closest to it it 6’3 if that helps roflmao It’s the biggest tree we’ve ever had to drop but it has to go bye bye unfortunately.


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79.375 feet tall, 842 years old

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75 ft and I would guess about 125 yrs old.

Can't tell form pics what species it is and will you save any of the trunk logs?

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Sad to see it go but sometimes they need to go.

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Originally Posted by ntxtrapper
Sad to see it go but sometimes they need to go.



Very true statement, trees or people.

Sometimes you have to grab the saw.

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Slightly over 120' tall. Age, do not get me to lying but it is old


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98' tall, 110 years old.

Why y'all taking it down?

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I’m guessing about 90’ and clueless on the age but I’ll try and get a pic of the base before it’s ground up. The roads being widened so it’s in the new right of way unfortunately.

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Is that a big old White Oak?


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That needs to be milled for lumber, nice and straight

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Originally Posted by Ol Thumper
Anyone want to guess the height of this old tree and its age? The guy standing closest to it it 6’3 if that helps roflmao It’s the biggest tree we’ve ever had to drop but it has to go bye bye unfortunately.


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Originally Posted by Ol Thumper
I’m guessing about 90’ and clueless on the age but I’ll try and get a pic of the base before it’s ground up. The roads being widened so it’s in the new right of way unfortunately.


I wish you could somehow still have it stay, like in a center island. Those are the finest DWI/DUID checkpoints I've seen. They are typically permanent checkpoints too.

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Originally Posted by ntxtrapper
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I’m guessing about 90’ and clueless on the age but I’ll try and get a pic of the base before it’s ground up. The roads being widened so it’s in the new right of way unfortunately.


I wish you could somehow still have it stay, like in a center island. Those are the finest DWI/DUID checkpoints I've seen. They are typically permanent checkpoints too.


Is that because of the shade they provide?


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I’m guessing about 90’ and clueless on the age but I’ll try and get a pic of the base before it’s ground up. The roads being widened so it’s in the new right of way unfortunately.


I wish you could somehow still have it stay, like in a center island. Those are the finest DWI/DUID checkpoints I've seen. They are typically permanent checkpoints too.


Is that because of the shade they provide?


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A forestry guy told me you can in fact count rings to get the age.

But, a light ring AND a dark ring = one year.


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I’m guessing about 90’ and clueless on the age but I’ll try and get a pic of the base before it’s ground up. The roads being widened so it’s in the new right of way unfortunately.


I wish you could somehow still have it stay, like in a center island. Those are the finest DWI/DUID checkpoints I've seen. They are typically permanent checkpoints too.


Is that because of the shade they provide?


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Oh!!! I didn't even think about that. I just imagined you guys under the tree writing tickets. hammer Never mind me. bang


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Originally Posted by angus1956
That needs to be milled for lumber, nice and straight

yes, who owns the tree?

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It’s a big old White oak and the state owns the tree, If you have a semi swing by and I’ll load up that 30,000 pound log LOL

Poppa that’s us on 205, we’ll be finished within a week thank goodness if the weather holds out, We still have some smaller projects going on a few side roads but the main part is about completed and will be moving the big equipment onto 545 outside Melissa for a quick 9 mile job.

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Originally Posted by Ol Thumper
It’s a big old White oak and the state owns the tree, If you have a semi swing by and I’ll load up that 30,000 pound log LOL

Poppa that’s us on 205, we’ll be finished within a week thank goodness if the weather holds out, We still have some smaller projects going on a few side roads but the main part is about completed and will be moving the big equipment onto 545 outside Melissa for a quick 9 mile job.

Respect brother!!


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They rough aged it at 122 years old and 101 feet tall, it would have made a nice pile of lumber. It would be cool to know how much lumber we threw away though hammer

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think i saw yall taking it down. between colquit rd and hwy 80?

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