Talk:Angel Oak

Latest comment: 4 years ago by DanTD in topic Pictures of Angel Oak

Age of Angel Oak edit

The cited source for age doesn't mention who estimated the age, let alone their credentials, the method used, or if this has been corroborated by any scientific authority. It's just "some guy said he thinks this..." 24.236.70.18 (talk) 23:02, 21 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

There are published references that claim the age of Angel Oak to be somewhere between 300 and 1500 years old.[1] The age of living trees is usually determined by dendrochronology, where an increment borer is used to extract a small sample of wood tissue to count growth rings. However, the trunk of Angel Oak no longer has solid wood extending to its core. Consequently, a 'best guess' by professional foresters and arborists, not just 'some guy', is that Angel Oak ranges between 300 and 500 years old,[1][2] as reported on the tree's website.[3] Woodlot (talk) 15:19, 22 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

Pictures of Angel Oak edit

Flickr Set of Angel Oak pictures - these are pictures I took at Angel Oak. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joel8x (talkcontribs) 01:18, 21 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Here's another one. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 23:34, 21 September 2019 (UTC)Reply
 
It's currently an orphan and not in the commons, but I thought I'd make it useful.