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To: mywholebodyisaweapon

Back when citrus was a large part of Florida’s economy, I sometimes saw orange trees with trunks shattered by a hard freeze. The sound of it happening was said to vary, from a rifle shot, to the snap of celery, or a door slamming.


8 posted on 01/22/2026 3:27:27 AM PST by Rockingham
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To: Rockingham

I’m sure it happens to a variety of species. Here in CA, the Valley Oak is a glorious tree. They can live 1,000 years and get maybe 70 feet tall and wide. It’s rare, but under just the right conditions in high summer temperatures they can also explode. Never seen it happen but I’ve seen trees to which it happened


45 posted on 01/22/2026 7:37:21 AM PST by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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