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Xeramtheum
May 26, 2016 7:17 PM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!
Plant and/or Seed Trader Birds Cat Lover Greenhouse Tropicals Bulbs
Seed Starter Garden Ideas: Master Level Hibiscus Hybridizer Garden Sages Butterflies
...in a field in Danvers, Massachusetts, there remains to this day a living piece of history that bears testament to the durability and longevity of these early settlers. It’s known as the Endicott Pear Tree ...

http://www.wimp.com/meet-the-t...
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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ShadyGreenThumb
May 27, 2016 11:39 AM CST
Name: Cheryl
North of Houston TX (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Greenhouse Plant Identifier Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Plumerias Ponds
Foliage Fan Enjoys or suffers hot summers Tropicals Garden Ideas: Master Level Garden Sages Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
VERY cool story of a tree and its endurance. Sort of like the First Settlers.
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love Truly, Laugh
uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you Smile.
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Xeramtheum
May 27, 2016 2:20 PM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!
Plant and/or Seed Trader Birds Cat Lover Greenhouse Tropicals Bulbs
Seed Starter Garden Ideas: Master Level Hibiscus Hybridizer Garden Sages Butterflies
I'm stunned that somebody vandalized it!
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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purpleinopp
May 28, 2016 7:06 AM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
Opp, AL ✌️👍☼🌷⚘ (Zone 8b)
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Garden Sages Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Level 1 Organic Gardener Region: Gulf Coast
Old trees are fascinating! So many of them were cut down during the days of "settlers and pioneers."

Here's a couple more. "The Old Senator," a live oak in St. Augustine, FL:
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Another live oak in Geneva, AL, a much bigger tree than the Old Senator, especially in trunk circumference and canopy spread:
http://www.cityofgeneva.com/#!...
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The golden rule: Do to others only that which you would have done to you.
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The only way to succeed is to try!
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The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The 2nd best time is now. (-Unknown)
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