We have a burr oak on our property that I knew was fairly large but have never really paid much attention to it over the years. It has been covered up with vines and crowded by other mature trees inside the timber line. A couple of years ago I took a closer look and it was looking pretty sad. The canopy looked sparse, dead lower limbs, and figured it was seeing it's last days. I cleaned up the vines and overgrowth, cut a few trees around it, giving it access to a lot more light, especially the lower limbs.
Today I had the brush cutter on the loader and did some more cleanup around it. Surprisingly the canopy this year looks really healthy. Took some measurements today and the diameter using circumference of the tree is 51 inches making this one likely 250 to 300+ years old. Hard to believe this thing started growing in the 1700's.
Anyone here have some impressive trees on their property? This is the only one of this size and age on ours.
One more with me next to it for size reference.
Today I had the brush cutter on the loader and did some more cleanup around it. Surprisingly the canopy this year looks really healthy. Took some measurements today and the diameter using circumference of the tree is 51 inches making this one likely 250 to 300+ years old. Hard to believe this thing started growing in the 1700's.
Anyone here have some impressive trees on their property? This is the only one of this size and age on ours.
One more with me next to it for size reference.
