"The Senator" Burned to ground...

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mjsponies DeLand/Deleon Spring, FL(Zone 8b) Jan 16, 2012

I'm so angry about this...Arson first thing I'm wondering about is who is wanting to develop that land and couldn't because the tree was there.

http://www.wesh.com/news/30221278/detail.html

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granitegneiss Norridgewock, ME(Zone 5a) Jan 16, 2012

How sad! Loss of an old tree is always hard, and worse if it is due to humans.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jan 16, 2012

They're saying now, not arson, possibly an old lightning strike that had been smouldering a while before it took hold.

Resin

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mjsponies DeLand/Deleon Spring, FL(Zone 8b) Jan 16, 2012

I just read the update...It had a lighting rod tho...and I was just talking with a friend who's an Arborist and he's doesn't agree with the Dept. Of Ag guy. In any case...still very sad to see happen.

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granitegneiss Norridgewock, ME(Zone 5a) Jan 22, 2012

A cool article was in the New YOrk Times on it. an amazing tree.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/21/us/disbelief-still-as-florida-reacts-to-burning-of-3500-year-old-tree.html?src=recg

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Jan 26, 2012

Saw a comment on another forum from someone 'out west' with good experience of wildfires, he said that small fires in big stumps can go on smouldering almost undetectably for over a month.

Resin

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