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Author Topic: 3,200 years in a picture.  (Read 8917 times)

Mandrake

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3,200 years in a picture.
« on: July 15, 2014, 12:39:13 AM »
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It takes a special kind of tree to have a nickname."The President" is one of those trees. The giant sequoia stands 247 feet tall, measures 45,000 cubic feet in volume, and is an estimated 3,200 years old.

http://news.distractify.com/geek/science/after-126-separate-photos-scientists-have-captured-this-incredibly-tall-tree-in-a-single-image/

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Re: 3,200 years in a picture.
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2014, 08:19:02 AM »
Beautiful! I bet that tree is a very wise being. 3,200 years is a long time to be alive.
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