I made it a point to check it out and it was pretty impressive.
I thought it was bad enough to bother mentioning such a blip as this...
“...at the beginning of the Medieval Inquisition in the early 13th century.”
But the profligate swipe at Christianity was only confirmed, astoundingly, in the next sentences!
“The new birth date is curiously apropos since the tree is in a place called Cathedral Grove, presumably acceptable under the Inquisition, which was characterized by an effort by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy.”
What the hell was the point of this?
How does one take a core sample without killing the tree or injuring the site where it was taken?
There are a number of trees in the Sandia Mountians east of Albuquerque called the “Medallion Trees” A person unknown, took a core and dated them, then once closing up the core hole, attached a medallion with the date and a historical event that took place when the tree germinated. It’s pretty impressive when you see a Ponderosa pine that’s less than 2’ in diameter with a medallion that says “First Performance of Hamlet” on it.
This 9,550-year-old Spruce tree is the oldest single tree in the world. It is located on Fulufjället Mountain in Sweden. The tree was discovered by Lief Kullman, a professor at Umeå University, who nicknamed it Old Tjikko, after his late dog. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/arbor-day-the-oldest-known-tree-on-earth-2014-4#ixzz3brydJOBO
When i opened a thread about trees,
I didn’t expect a sort of Spanish inquisition!
I haven’t been there in years and I’m only 1/2hr east.
“Bob, let me introduce you to Allyson Carroll. She’s a tree-ring specialist.”
“Nice to make your acquaintance, Allyson. What do yo do for a living?”
“I study tree rings.”
“Um....see ya ‘round.”