tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post9025652439773073297..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: Europe’s oldest trees?jams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-81377963140865362142008-04-17T20:39:00.000+01:002008-04-17T20:39:00.000+01:00The not-wife has two of Thomas Pakenham's books. I...The not-wife has two of Thomas Pakenham's books. I remember his tv series. Interesting<BR/><BR/>That true Aileni but the root stock is ancient and that is amazing!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-19511467357872300722008-04-17T17:09:00.000+01:002008-04-17T17:09:00.000+01:00These trees are actually clones - the trunks last ...These trees are actually clones - the trunks last about 600 years. The root system carries the ancient record but there could be obvious difficulties attemping to core them.<BR/>You don't chop a tree down to measure it's age. These were carbon dated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-82774441534744195822008-04-17T16:46:00.000+01:002008-04-17T16:46:00.000+01:00That is incredible, jams. Husband has a book 'Meet...That is incredible, jams. Husband has a book 'Meetings with Remarkable Trees' and I just looked to see if the yew was in there but it's not. The focus is more on tallest, weirdest, most historic. Fabulous trees all of them though.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-2924393792141097782008-04-17T08:17:00.000+01:002008-04-17T08:17:00.000+01:00Glad you found this interesting SueTHat is sadly s...Glad you found this interesting Sue<BR/><BR/>THat is sadly so true EWBL<BR/><BR/>It is utterly amazing jmbjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-45424317543010257102008-04-17T07:24:00.000+01:002008-04-17T07:24:00.000+01:00I liked this post. I had no idea that there were ...I liked this post. I had no idea that there were living trees this old. It is truly amazing.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-40386537503119943592008-04-17T03:42:00.000+01:002008-04-17T03:42:00.000+01:00It takes thousands of years to grow them, and only...It takes thousands of years to grow them, and only one construction company a month to bulldoze all of them and make toilet paper.elasticwaistbandladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643871078268503643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-53109558415519529642008-04-16T21:26:00.000+01:002008-04-16T21:26:00.000+01:00Interesting and amazing!Interesting and amazing!Sue Seiberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079271353907261500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-67026658455683854072008-04-16T20:47:00.000+01:002008-04-16T20:47:00.000+01:00That's a sad situation but you've got to protect a...That's a sad situation but you've got to protect against idiots, LB<BR/><BR/>Me too James, me too!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-87117183202178792282008-04-16T18:07:00.000+01:002008-04-16T18:07:00.000+01:00Makes me feel positively sprightly.Makes me feel positively sprightly.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-18993655022109987742008-04-16T16:10:00.000+01:002008-04-16T16:10:00.000+01:00The previous oldest tree, Prometheus, was cut down...The previous oldest tree, Prometheus, was cut down by some idiot! So, now, Methuselah's location is being kept secret.The Lone Beader®https://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-68306144988977670682008-04-16T14:32:00.000+01:002008-04-16T14:32:00.000+01:00They will be a record of the climate in the area f...They will be a record of the climate in the area for millennia. That will be an excellent source of data, eastcoastlife.<BR/><BR/>I can imagine an American logging team heading to Sweden right away Snoopy!<BR/><BR/>I bet it was ancient Gttinajams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-12267847044029941542008-04-16T13:33:00.000+01:002008-04-16T13:33:00.000+01:00And for the Spanish the oldest tree is in Tenerife...And for the Spanish the oldest tree is in Tenerife the Canarian Islands, at least it was written under the tree !Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-10454232986221641062008-04-16T10:31:00.000+01:002008-04-16T10:31:00.000+01:00No worries. Americans will find a fitting answer s...No worries. Americans will find a fitting answer soon, even if it will involve cutting down all the trees in NA ;-)SnoopyTheGoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920565522498918323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-6720376344460136542008-04-16T09:48:00.000+01:002008-04-16T09:48:00.000+01:00Wow! For trees which are a few thousand years old,...Wow! For trees which are a few thousand years old, they must have seen a lot in their lifetime!eastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.com