Native Tree Society BBS

There is a big one at the Blithwold arboretum in Bristol RI that is close supposedly over 90' tall. They state it is the tallest east of the Mississippi. In fact, there are several specimens on this property. A great little arboretum, gorgeous grounds!

Now that I blew up the picture I fully agree that it is a Norfolk Island Pine.

I first thought it was a Norfolk island Pine but they are not all that cold tolerant. There was no detail for the foliage that is why I guessed a Monkey Puzzle.

Loved it, I want to post it to my facebook page! Great work.

Monkey Puzzle Tree. They are really cool.

State’s grandest white oak felled by arsonist NEW BRAINTREE'S GENTLE GIANT By Kim Ring TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF Wednesday, August 8, 2012 http://www.telegram.com/article/20120808/NEWS/108089940/0/FRONTPAGE http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=WT&Date=20120808&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=1080899...

Baobab: Got to see one on my honeymoon.
Cedar of Lebanon
Kauri : on my bucklist

What town and how do you find that Jabba the Hutt Oak. Awesome tree! I love old gnarly trees!

On a side note: Any news about the Granby Oak?

I agree with James that Native Americans wiped out the mega fauna. All you would need to do is wipe out some 1 or 2 prey species and the predators would fall too. Animals in Africa were around humans from the start and that continent is 3.8x larger than the USA alone. The mega fauna here probably ha...

In that park there are some other large cypress in there correct? If so, how much smaller are they in comparison to the late Senator?