MickinMD ★ Posted June 8, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2019 There have been a number of big trees, centuries old, that have fallen over in the 2000's in the mid-Atlantic area. It may be changing weather or it may be coincidence. With all the wet weather this year in the mid-Atlantic, New Jersey's nearly 600 year-old Salem Oak fell down Thursday evening. In 2002, the same happened to Maryland's Wye Oak, which was over 400 years-old and the largest oak tree in America. It had a breast-high circumference of 31 feet, 10 inches, a height of 96 feet and a spread of 119 feet. The Jersey tree (https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/jersey-towns-600-year-oak-tree-falls-63568009? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted June 8, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 8, 2019 That is sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2019 Share #3 Posted June 8, 2019 Sadly they don’t live forever. Saturated souls can sometimes lead to very large trees simply toppling over. The wet souls simply cant support the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted June 8, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 8, 2019 Have you folks had any infestations of gypsy moths? Our forests are full of dead oaks that fall in bad weather or heavy snow but the original problem was at least 2 waves of gypsy moths that defoliated whole trees in a matter of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted June 8, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 8, 2019 There's always a biggest. An oldest. A tallest. What's the normal lifespan of a particular tree like that oak? We were crushed by Dutch Elm Disease in the early 80s and lost two huge, beautiful elm trees in the front yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted June 8, 2019 50 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: There's always a biggest. An oldest. A tallest. What's the normal lifespan of a particular tree like that oak? We were crushed by Dutch Elm Disease in the early 80s and lost two huge, beautiful elm trees in the front yard. The NJ oak was nearly 600 years old. The initial treaties between the British settlers and the Indians were made under it. Maryland's Wye Oak was over 400 years-old and was estimated to have germinated from an acorn around 1540 AD. I remember learning about it in elementary school back in the 50's as being America's largest oak tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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