Cool Find

[DeepCMark58A]

Anybody have any guesses about what makes this a special tree? It is a swamp oak and over 150 years old as a clue. The tree is in north central Minnesota.

 

[Scott Danforth]

indian trail marker

 

[poconojoe]

I've never seen a tree grow like that. Is it normal for that species?

 

[MTboatguy]

We used to see trees that grew like that on the WA and OR coast and the Olympic Peninsula

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Scott once again is the source of correct information.

 

[dingbat]

Pretty cool....... but awfully small caliper for being 150 years old.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Not all oaks grow to big diameters, this is a very dense wood, not a red or white or burr oak.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Scott once again is the source of correct information.

cubscout / boyscout training in Wisconsin back in the late 70's

 

[dingbat]

Not all oaks grow to big diameters, this is a very dense wood, not a red or white or burr oak.

Very familiar with that tree. Quercus bicolor....mature 70-100' tall with a 30”- 36” caliper

Trees are my wife's family business. My FIL owned and ran a large tree farm for years. My wife and I bought the farm 7 years ago when he retired.

We have a dozen or so still growing in the bottom in the back field. Planted in the early 90's. Now 12-14" caliper.

Granted, a northern tree will not get as big as they do here, but here is a local specimen. 68 ft. tall with a 106 ft. spread. 203" circumference..... ~ 200 years old

 

[poconojoe]

Wow, that's some tree there!

 

[sphelps]

Ok ,ya got me .. Where is the Indian trail marker ?
‘I was never in the cub scouts .. :facepalm:

 

[dwco5051]

This can also be caused by damage inflicted on the tree when it was young. I have one on my property that is only about 20-30 years old which some day will look like that. Yes there are many actual trail marker trees still around but it takes some careful investigation to determine if it is an actual Native trail marker. Age of tree, known trails used 150 years ago, pointing towards drinking water or other features. I tell my grand daughters that it is an Indian tree to point towards a tree stand years ago and that is why I place one of my ladder stands in the same area. But you must remember I had them believing at one time I was the one who taught Michael Jackson how to dance.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Very familiar with that tree. Quercus bicolor....mature 70-100' tall with a 30”- 36” caliper

Trees are my wife's family business. My FIL owned and ran a large tree farm for years. My wife and I bought the farm 7 years ago when he retired.

We have a dozen or so still growing in the bottom in the back field. Planted in the early 90's. Now 12-14" caliper.

Granted, a northern tree will not get as big as they do here, but here is a local specimen. 68 ft. tall with a 106 ft. spread. 203" circumference..... ~ 200 years old

You identified a tree without seeing it's leaves? Second I would not have posted a picture of something without verifying what it was. I had a forester on my property yesterday and the age of the tree was verified using an increment borer.

 

[dingbat]

You identified a tree without seeing it's leaves? Second I would not have posted a picture of something without verifying what it was. I had a forester on my property yesterday and the age of the tree was verified using an increment borer.[/QUOTE
i was going by your own description.

If not a bicolor, what it it?

 

[DeepCMark58A]

We do not have bicolor oaks in Minnesota.