HOW OLD IS THIS BOARD?
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2024
- The old growth forests will NEVER come back as long as man kills these old pieces of living history. By counting the growth rings, and seeing how far apart or close together they are, you can see weather patterns way back before this area was settled by the “White Man”.
I think this is one of those cases where I can be glad "they don't make em like they used to", given the rarity remaining of old growth forests.
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Absolutely glad you could salvage some, thanks for caring!
Hey Philly, all good with you?
I helped a friend remodel his home in east Salinas. It was a real "Oakie" home, built c.1940 for the pickers. 1300sqft-ish. A nice neighborhood. He also bought the home next door so we did it too. The floors were oak planks, some 20ft long. The molding was redwood. The wall studs were redwood. I never saw a knot in the wood. amazing.
That old growth redwood is amazing stuff but we should never have destroyed the old forests for our “wants”. Not needs.
Man what a shame... once it's gone it's gone.
Most folks just don’t care
I'm reading "Tending the Land" right now, it's about the oand management practices of the first peoples in California. The short-sightedness and foolishness of the European invaders makes my blood burn. What a beautiful land was built up over thousands of years of wise effort, only to be destroyed by a decade of gold mining. Highly recommend the book, I think you will love it
Likely will make me cry
Sad they cut a tree so old! But good that you salvaged it.
Tree was likely cut down almost a hundred years ago
BEAUTIFUL
And ancient. This single board is older than when folks came to the gold rush in California!
Wow 🤩
What is your first name Holy Moly?
@@arboristBlairGlenn Steve
I really enjoy your channel especially your presentation on all things
Humankind Vs Nature. We don't stand a chance. Nature will recover quickly. Remember that 1000 years is a blink of an eye to nature.
We are so short sighted
Wow that's crazy
Respect our elders
Now this is a good one to retire. As long as it is not a threat, it should stay rooted.
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@@arboristBlairGlennsave the old growth! As long as its not trying to fall on a house or person dont cut it down.
Can't count the rings anymore due to findings that trees can produce 2 rings a year depending on wetness in Spring and Autumn
can, but usually not. So it's still accurate enough. Also where redwoods grow is very much seasonal wet/dry, so counting rings is going to be pretty accurate.
True but you can come close and if you look real close, those double rings are apparent
@SquirrelSniper138....Both you, and @tmmtmm are correct. You said..."depending on wetness", and tmmtmm said ..."can, but usually not".
Yep, it depends on local climate...where does it grow...North America, Tropical location, etc...). I would like to see an experiment where it can be established when a tree first began to grow/first planted, and if it is perhaps 40 years old or at a good enough age to establish a good record of seasonal growing environment, take a core sample and count the rings. Might be interesting.