Tag: trees

1,500 year old Angel Oak – A truly ancient and majestic tree

The Angel Oak is a Southern live oak tree located in Angel Oak Park, on Johns Island, South Carolina and is one of the largest…

The Wawona Tunnel Tree a 2,300-year-old wonder of Yosemite National Park

In 1881, two men, the Scribner brothers, were paid $75 ($1,664 in 2016) for the job of cutting a tunnel through the tree to enlarge…

Hermit hid in the woods for 27 years stealing to survive

Christopher Knight, a 47-year-old man, was arrested in April and spent his first night indoors in 27 years in the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in…

The men who felled the mountain giants of Sierra Nevada California

Paul Pinkerton

The giant redwoods are the worlds largest trees. When the pioneers of north America came upon these monsters, they must have been spellbound by them.…

10 of the oldest and biggest trees in the world

Trees have been around for millions of years and are the extremely important to almost all animal life on Earth, as they produce oxygen for…

Trees Fighting off Feeding Roe Deer

Doug Williams

Personally, I don’t go around chomping down on trees, but we all know that wildlife can decimate large areas of trees affecting the wilderness and…

Police say hermit stole to survive 27 years in woods

Doug Williams

Christopher Knight, a 47-year-old man, was arrested in April and spent his first night indoors in 27 years in the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in…

PTSD Eased By Life in Wilderness

Doug Williams

There are lots of people in the world that suffer from PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which can be bought on in many different…

Trees Have The Ability To Recognize The Saliva Of Roe Deer

Doug Williams

Trees have the ability to distinguish whether one of their buds or sprouts has been eaten by a Roe deer or has been randomly torn…

The 2,300-year-old Wawona Tunnel Tree in Yosemite National Park

Paul Pinkerton

In 1881, two men, the Scribner brothers, were paid $75 ($1,664 in 2016) for the job of cutting a tunnel through the tree to enlarge…