Saving a 300-year-old tree

[Teegate]

Nice to hear Spung-Man!

 

[piker56]

Guy, remember that beech I showed you in Whiting, the one you fell from the limb? The local preacher destroyed that tree to make a parking lot.

A PARKING LOT!!!!

Greg doesn't like this.

 

[piker56]

I fell out of that tree and landed on my back.


Bob in tree

Note Bob left

Everyone who had a hand in cutting down this big tree deserves an ​

ass-kicking straight from God.​

You too Reverend. If this tree was not a gift of God’s grace then what is? Curses on all of you. I hope you get bonked in the head by a huge branch.​

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This was 6/4/2005

Greg likes this!

 

[Teegate]

That tree was huge! The photo does not really show it well.

I was on the branch like Bob but right in the middle of the photo. I was upright and suddenly started to spin around. I did my best to hold on but the momentum of spinning around the branch was more than I could handle and I kept right on moving downward to the ground. I was sure I had broke my back.

 

[ecampbell]

I fell out of that tree and landed on my back.


Bob in tree

Note Bob left

Everyone who had a hand in cutting down this big tree deserves an ​

ass-kicking straight from God.​

You too Reverend. If this tree was not a gift of God’s grace then what is? Curses on all of you. I hope you get bonked in the head by a huge branch.​

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This was 6/4/2005

Ed likes this!!!!

 

[Spung-Man]

ELK TWP. — There’s a woman in Aura trying to save a 300-year-old white oak.
She has two chances to save it: Slim and none. And Slim is carrying a chain saw.

Here's a link to the South Jersey Times follow up on saving the Aura oak:

Another plea from a child; experts chime in.​

http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-voices/index.ssf/2013/02/another_plea_from_a_child_expe.html​

S-M

 

[Teegate]

A nice article Spung-man! And a nice historical input from historian Paul Schopp.

Guy

 

[Spung-Man]

The community response has been wonderful. I've had more feedback from this issue than almost any other. People really treasure their trees. Beverly Nicholson, who early on recognized specimen's significance just sent a beautiful "Aura Oak"card and a jar of the most delicious South Jersey/Pine Barrens honey. Her daughter Connie took the cover photo. A poem can be found in the link below.

The ancient oak has since been used a symbol of hope in a young woman's courageous battle with cancer:

Little Lisa Lollipop​

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http://littlelisalollipop.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-oak-tree.html​

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Spung-Man​

 

[bobpbx]

Nice photo and poem.

 

[pineywoman]

What a brave woman. Thanks for forwarding the article along!