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12-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
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Truly ancient trees-beautiful
Stumbleupon-ed this page. Spectacular and mystical (and inspirational?). Apologies if previously posted.
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12-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
 
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Do you have the link??
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12-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
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Dhuuh...thanks JQ
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13-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Sep-2007
Location: Sydney
Country: Australia
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that's amazing! i had no idea a tree would be able to survive for so long. thanks for sharing
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13-Sep-2007
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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Back Home in Northern California
Country: USA
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G'day Pepe...
Me thinks that the subject grad student never got his degree... Pat
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BONSAI isn't about surviving in a storm, rather, how to dance in the rain. THE ONLY WAY: Always remember, and don't ever forget, that whatever you read here is not cast in concrete... the intent of any advice is to help. In no way should you feel that I’m saying that my way is the only way…heaven forbid! I've seen far too much of the "my way or the highway" attitude in bonsai as well as in other areas of life. Pat Patterson...Bonsai in the Greater Bay Area, Northern California
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16-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
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17-Sep-2007
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"In 1964 a geology student... ... When his coring tool jammed inside a massive tree, he asked for, and received, permission from the US Forest Service to cut the tree off at 2.4 metres above the ground and keep a horizontal slab for study. ...Later cores taken closer to ground level by dendrochronologist Don Graybill showed it to be 4,862 years old - the oldest living thing ever discovered." 
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18-Sep-2007
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Attila Soos
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It would be nice to know the names of those morons at the US Forest Service..and I would love to see them receive a public award for their decision. Naturally, there should be a free supply of rotten tomatos available.. |
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18-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
Join Date: Sep-2004
Location: South San Francisco, CA
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How Stupid Can They Get?
I remember reading about this several years ago. The story hasn't gotten any better with time.
Mike
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21-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
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It's unfortunate that such an old tree was cut, but as sad as it is one of these ancients got it hundreds of thousands of ancient trees have been fellled in the pacific northwest.
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