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21-Mar-2007	#11
nip Fertilizing my Mind Join Date: Nov-2006 Location: Gulf Coast Country: USA USDA Zone: 8/9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 93	Whats the measurements of that beast? There are 3 or 4 of those in an abandoned parking lot near me. They are about 20in+ base and well fused like yours. But Im not sure if they are still alive. Do you have pre-collection pic or a pic of the roots? It looks like yours was preshaped to have just a few small trunks coming off the stump. Cant really see and large scars unless they healed that quick.

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21-Mar-2007

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RyanFrye

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Originally Posted by nip

Whats the measurements of that beast?

There are 3 or 4 of those in an abandoned parking lot near me. They are about 20in+ base and well fused like yours. But Im not sure if they are still alive.

Do you have pre-collection pic or a pic of the roots? It looks like yours was preshaped to have just a few small trunks coming off the stump. Cant really see and large scars unless they healed that quick.

Hi Nip,
It has a circumference of about 40".
Unfortunately all the pre-collection pics were lost when my other computer crashed

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Believe it or not, it wasn't "preshaped" like you might think. I got lucky with this one. The lady who let me dig it out of her yard told me that several years back she told her lawn maintenance company to remove the tree completely. They didn't though, all they did was cut it down to a stump. It was perfect for precollection prep and got it off to a great start!
Fast forward a few years from that point and that's when I offered to remove it from her yard for free. Of course she couldn't say "no", in her mind it was a pain in her side that she wanted gone a long time ago.

Ryan

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