1200+ year old oak tree, near Travnik, Bosnia. Colorized photo from 1897. Sadly, in withered in the 1980s.
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  • 9 points AtlQuon

    The saying about Oak trees, give or rake; they take 300 years to grow, 300 years to stand proud and take 300 years to die. As much as it is sad to see a 1200+ year old tree die, and that was quite a specimen, the fact that it reached that age is already impressive.

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  • 1 points Teaselkakanui

    What a magnificent tree.

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  • -7 points Rabbitpyth

    Some trees are as old as adam and eve

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    3 points OriginalResolve7106

    adam and eve didn't exist, so all trees are older

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    2 points F_Horrigan_QC

    BAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!

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