Large Bur Oak - biggest I've ever seen
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Re: Large Bur Oak - biggest I've ever seen
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. . . Sure hope they can fix that fly, replacing it would be pricey. I believe Jim took it home with him to fix. They do great work and stand behind all their tentage Unfortunately, the limb took out two panels. http://www.springvalleylodges.com/svl/
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Re: Large Bur Oak - biggest I've ever seen
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I hear the oaks are getting some kind of wilt that is killing them. I had a 25 year old red old die this year in my yard. I hope the other 2 don’t get the wilt.
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Re: Large Bur Oak - biggest I've ever seen
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Not too prudent to set up a camp under a big tree like that. Like setting up by a lightening rod.
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Re: Large Bur Oak - biggest I've ever seen
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That is a big one Mike, the only one I know of that could rival it is on Hatchery Road here in Sauk County. We unfortunately had to cut one down that was near that size on a project in West Baraboo, that guy went a little over five and a half feet across the stump. I am a tree guy, as a land surveyor there is no greater joy than to find an original bearing tree and realize you are standing in the footprints of the original surveyor from the 1840's.
Zim Well, I learned something new today. Original bearing tree. Very interesting Zim. Thanks! http://www.kleinschmidtsurveying.com/blog/original-bearing-trees
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Re: Large Bur Oak - biggest I've ever seen
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That is one cool old oak tree.
Zim, we have an original witness tree in Roscommon, a village in the n.e. corner of our county. It was used by Wm. S. Burt back in 1852 when the first survey was done in this county. To look at the tree you'd swear it wasn't anywhere near that old, because I doubt it is even 24 inches across, but it must have been fairly decent sized when Mr. Burt used it 167 years ago.
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