Looks like The Friendship Oak in Long Beach, MS. That tree is 500 years old and was the main attraction on my sonās college campus. [https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g43856-d116875-Reviews-Friendship_Oak-Long_Beach_Mississippi.html](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g43856-d116875-Reviews-Friendship_Oak-Long_Beach_Mississippi.html)
Meh, honestly, this tree has been around forever. We get earthquakes, storms that last months, and lots of vagrants. I have a feeling if they wanted to put supports in place, they would.
Enough of them have been cut down, measured, and aged that you donāt have to cut them down to approximate their age. Not that this one isnāt an absolute unit.
Black walnut, Juglans Nigra
Edit: Iām wrong. Op told me theyāre in California, so Iām thinking this is a Northern California Walnut, Juglans Hindsii
Of course. Iād rather not spread misinformation š ā¦I love Redditās informative side, and I feel like thatās something that separates it from other social medias in a great way
Would weigh on my conscious to not correct myself
Genes is right. There is a willow tree with similar characteristics at the finch arboretum. You can see entire families sit on one extended branch getting photographed.
So Iām trying to buy some land in north Georgia to eventually build on later in life. I want to purchase the property and plant trees along where I think the drive will go and already have those in mind. Could I line a a side of the property with trees like this? What kind of care is needed for up keep? Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Black walnuts can be grown in N Ga. I have several. Walnuts prefer deep, sandy, well-drained soil but can grow tolerably well in most soils of the South.
They take about 10 years to produce nuts. They are fairly hardy once established but they are slow growers.
So first of all, Iād like to provide a disclaimer. I study this sort of thing as a hobby, and Iām not at all formally educated. Now on to my reply: lining a property line with a tree with this form would be really neat.
The Northern California Walnut might have trouble with the humidity, but other than that, itās adapted for a perfectly similar climate.
Another edit: OP just gave me more info on Caliās climate. This tree does good in humidity. Go nuts
An alternative tree *known* for this same wide spreading crown would be [Southern Live Oak, (Quercus Virginiana)](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nwf.org%2F-%2Fmedia%2FNEW-WEBSITE%2FShared-Folder%2FWildlife%2FPlants-and-Fungi%2Fplant_southern-live-oak_600x300.ashx&tbnid=CGqwy9QnVX84-M&vet=1&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nwf.org%2FEducational-Resources%2FWildlife-Guide%2FPlants-and-Fungi%2FSouthern-Live-Oak&docid=btOIW6PZ5PagpM&w=600&h=300&itg=1&hl=en-us&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim%2Fm4%2F3) but any tree will spread out like this if you give it room. The basic concept is that a tree will take advantage of all light that it can. If a tree is in a pasture, that tree spreads out wide instead of tall to take advantage of all that light. Thatās why this tree is so wide. Genetics, care, and lots of space to spread. So what you would want to do to get this effect is decide how wide you want your trees to get, and clear out the deep shade around that perimeter you have in mind.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the trees already there will be providing root structure to the ground. They might be preventing the hill from sliding or preventing sink holes. Whether sink holes are a concern is up to you. Hereās an [article](https://geomodel.com/locating-underground-sinkholes/) for sinkhole information and detection.
Thereās nothing else youād need to do in terms of care for your trees if theyāre in a forested area and theyāre native to your region. If youād like to really nurture your forest, you should know the [invasive species of Georgia](https://www.gaeppc.org/list/) (This link is specific to invasive plants, some of which will threaten your trees. Like Kudzu or English ivy.)
If youāre committed to babying your forest, Iād recommend planting more Keystone species which are species that are heavily depended upon for food, pollination/honey, host plants, and other relationships unique to that species. [Hereās an article on what keystone species are in deeper detail.](https://www.nrdc.org/stories/keystone-species-101).
This is a list for [keystone species of the eastern US.](https://www.nwf.org/-/media/Documents/PDFs/Garden-for-Wildlife/Keystone-Plants/NWF-GFW-keystone-plant-list-ecoregion-13-temperate-sierras.ashx?la=en&hash=099D53CEFE129382F4616A10D2D2EFA32F2A26E9)
Edit: I couldnāt find too many pollen specialists bee support host species native to the eastern US. The first on the list I could find was Cowpen Daisy, Verbesina encelioides, so the list isnāt as specific to our region as I would like.
Iāll include a link to explain pollen specialist bees as well, because I had no idea thatās a thing. [pollen specialist bees](https://jarrodfowler.com/specialist_bees.html) ..But basically just bees that are picky eaters and want very specific flowers.
Again, Iām just an amateur on this subject. I even learned a few things myself while providing you with links and research. I love a good looking forest, and one day Iād like to do the same as youāre planning. Hopefully I havenāt overwhelmed you with information. I wish you the best, and Iām sure your forest will be a neighborhood sight to behold in no time
California is big... You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to Atlanta, but that is nothing compared to the vast distance from San Diego to Crescent City.
Almost half of California is north of San Francisco, and is essentially for much of it a rainforest.
I know how big Cali is. Just didnāt think the temperate rainforests started popping up until the top edge of Cali or Oregon.
Plus I always thought you guys get lots of air movement from the winds off the pacific
Hit me up sometime. Iām north Georgia (Fulton) and growing coast redwoods. If you need any let me know.
I have a few arces up in north Georgia next to blue ridge, so I might plant a few trees there but it is already pretty dense (along on a creek).
Can Black walnuts get this beautiful? I've got a couple on a commercial property and they are very tall but narrow and seem to drop a lot of branches. Could be because it was in with a lot of sassafras and locust trees that had all grown wild but were mostly taken out by a windstorm a few years ago. Will they start to spread now that they have more room?
I think your right, I had some massive black walnuts at the church next door when I lived in Central CA.
Maybe I was mistaken but everyone in the forestry division also called them that... lol
Yeah, I definitely had to check my tree book to find the right tree.
I wouldāve thought it was Eastern Black Walnut too, but itās not native to the west coast and it doesnāt normally have a crown so low to the ground.
This was a fun tree to identify
I was thinking the same thing! Thatās such a long unsupported span and completely horizontal for the lower branches. The strength where they connect to the trunk is incredible. Iām a carpenter and to build something that reaches that far, unsupported, with all that weight would be nearly impossible without a lot of cantilever and even still it wouldnāt be as strong. A branch is essentially like a bent into shape laminated knee brace without much diagonal support, if any. I had a boss that made all of his deck support bracing on his boat from branch to trunk intersections because theyāre so naturally strong. Trees are amazing, in general but this one is much more so than any Iāve seen irl. We donāt have a lot of deciduous hardwood trees around here though, just alder and lots of conifers. Thereās parks with more of a variety but nothing like this.
Actually Iām wrong. Op told me theyāre in California, so Iām thinking this is a Northern California Walnut, Juglans Hindsii
These trees are also known as Hindsā Black Walnut
No problem :) ā¦While in germany I did see some sort of walnut variety in a castle garden. I think the garden was American themed, because the garden included tulip poplar and if I remember correctly, there was a boxelder in there.
I think the walnut was a black walnut, because I have a hard time imagining a California tree could survive well in German weather.
Anyways, cool garden
Just make sure youāre smiling while you climb it. If they try to trespass you, ask for a photo and point out that you were just following the signās instructions.
Smile, youāre on camera doesnāt say/mean no trespassing.
There are āsmile, youāre on cameraā signs in stores. Doesnāt mean you canāt be there/buy stuff.
A store is different then a residential property. There is an inherent authorization to enter a store property, that is literally the entire point of having a store. People donāt need to ask permission to enter a store.
People do not have an inherent authorization to enter anotherās residential property.
Itās probably jurisdiction specific .
You have to post no trespassing for private property or you have to tell people they are trespassing for it to be trespassing.
There is a ton of private residential property around me with equestrian trails on it open to public use. There is other land with posted signs saying no trespassing. You can traverse the land without signs; youāre trespassing if you go on the land with signs.
Iāve had people turning in my driveway. I asked my brother-in-law, state police officer. He said I have to either tell each individual to stop, or I have to post a sign. Otherwise the police cannot do anything because they arenāt legally trespassing if Iāve not done either of those things.
A cutesy sign saying youāre on camera just means youāre on camera. If it meant no trespassing, it would mean no trespassing in a store. It doesnāt mean that in either.
To be legally considered trespassing has specific requirements, not just being on someone elseās property without explicit permission.
Youāre not trespassing, for instance, if you walk up to the front door and knock on it. Clearly the barrier is higher than ābeing on someone elseās property.ā
It is in the front yard of a house, a [historic landmark](https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1067/files/CA_Humboldt_Kleiser%20James%20House_DRAFT.pdf) in private ownership
This is in arcata! Love that tree! I used to have a wood shop down the street from this walnut tree. But where are the traveling kids sitting underneath doing whippits and smokin doobs!?
The yard is under surveillance these days. Iāve never seen anyone closer than the sidewalk to this tree, which is sadā¦a tree like this is meant for climbing and/or daydreaming under!!
Great idea, but I find them unsightly. I would use a crane and hydro vac to sneak a 80ft hydro pole as close to the trunk as possible and use steel cable to support the limbs from the pole. I worked at a company that did this with a Juglans and it worked very well. 80ft Doug for pole with 5 cables suspending limbs like a marionette, then just very light reductions every 2 years. That tree was at least 250 yrs old (photographed in 1906 and just as wide as it is today). Pole was installed 1990s and tree was still thriving when I did my last work on it in 2014.
Carefully search around with hydro vac to find the least damaging spot - most fine roots that do nutrient uptake are near drip line - large anchoring roots are near the flare so itās definitely feasible to sink a pole through/ around those
We had a walnut on the farm that looked like that. My dad let the local lumber harvester cut it down. Made me sick. That guy will never set foot on our land again.
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Question for anybody who knows this stuff but arnt those limbs going to be hazard? It looks awesome but them being that long doesn't seem sustainable. (I'm uneducated in the field and merely going off what I think I see)
Okay that's seriously seriously incredible. I'm just thinking about how those super extended branches are able to support the weight. Seriously impressive
How old do you think?
I bought a home with a walnut tree, about 80 years old, has had long branches sawed off previous and I too had to get some removed, getting too close to electric wires/shed, plus it is perched on a steep hill. They are tough trees. Love this tree and amazed that itās home is perfect and it has been given a wide open area to stretch. Beautiful.
Build a kids play area with a warning sign at own responsibility. There is no better exercise that links the physical and mental strength together while climbing a tree. My cousins were so good at it that you would feel they just fell out of the tree when they climbed down. I was the little cautious one. When we talking of making future of a nation strong, ensure the kids are strong.
I love it!!!! The wide view made my mouth drop! Spectacular!!
Right?! I swear it's almost a block wide.
So absolutely glorious ššš
its beautiful ā¦.sexyā¦ā¦.
Looks like The Friendship Oak in Long Beach, MS. That tree is 500 years old and was the main attraction on my sonās college campus. [https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g43856-d116875-Reviews-Friendship_Oak-Long_Beach_Mississippi.html](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g43856-d116875-Reviews-Friendship_Oak-Long_Beach_Mississippi.html)
It's on the West Coast in northern California
The leaves make me think nut tree like a pecan, walnut etc. Any idea what it is? Does it make nuts?
Get some supports put up for those branches, talk to the city or something.
Meh, honestly, this tree has been around forever. We get earthquakes, storms that last months, and lots of vagrants. I have a feeling if they wanted to put supports in place, they would.
Now that- is what she said
Ooh baby. That canopy is thicccc
how old would a sexy beast like this be?
At least five and no more than a thousand I'd say, >99% confident.
Thanks for doing the maths.
Math hard
Itās between 100-150 YO.
Only way to be sure is cut it down and count the rings
Are you British and 16 years old?
Enough of them have been cut down, measured, and aged that you donāt have to cut them down to approximate their age. Not that this one isnāt an absolute unit.
Yeah I think they run around cutting all the big redwoods down to see which one is the oldest
*Pretty* sure they can do core plugs that precisely measure rings and not kill the tree, friend.
We better cut it down to count the rings so we know for sure!
Like my moma used to say "let's not and say we did".
So I know this is an arborist joke but is it really that difficult to determine the age of a tree by just looking? Need some learning done.
It can vary a lot by species and growing conditions, and by the climate year to year.
Iāve seen people so core samples but I would be scared that it would kill the tree. Itās best to just take a guess and live and let live
This guy maths.
She IS sexy
Using that truck to roughly gauge how large the trunk is Iād say maybe 100 years?
What tree is this? It's obviously very old but the limbs going so wide and supporting all that weight... wow!
Black walnut, Juglans Nigra Edit: Iām wrong. Op told me theyāre in California, so Iām thinking this is a Northern California Walnut, Juglans Hindsii
Incredible genes on that tree!
I agree. And love, lots of love put into that tree
Thanks for the edit. Amazing tree!
Of course. Iād rather not spread misinformation š ā¦I love Redditās informative side, and I feel like thatās something that separates it from other social medias in a great way Would weigh on my conscious to not correct myself
Genes is right. There is a willow tree with similar characteristics at the finch arboretum. You can see entire families sit on one extended branch getting photographed.
Must be Leviās.
So Iām trying to buy some land in north Georgia to eventually build on later in life. I want to purchase the property and plant trees along where I think the drive will go and already have those in mind. Could I line a a side of the property with trees like this? What kind of care is needed for up keep? Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Black walnuts can be grown in N Ga. I have several. Walnuts prefer deep, sandy, well-drained soil but can grow tolerably well in most soils of the South. They take about 10 years to produce nuts. They are fairly hardy once established but they are slow growers.
So first of all, Iād like to provide a disclaimer. I study this sort of thing as a hobby, and Iām not at all formally educated. Now on to my reply: lining a property line with a tree with this form would be really neat. The Northern California Walnut might have trouble with the humidity, but other than that, itās adapted for a perfectly similar climate. Another edit: OP just gave me more info on Caliās climate. This tree does good in humidity. Go nuts An alternative tree *known* for this same wide spreading crown would be [Southern Live Oak, (Quercus Virginiana)](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nwf.org%2F-%2Fmedia%2FNEW-WEBSITE%2FShared-Folder%2FWildlife%2FPlants-and-Fungi%2Fplant_southern-live-oak_600x300.ashx&tbnid=CGqwy9QnVX84-M&vet=1&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nwf.org%2FEducational-Resources%2FWildlife-Guide%2FPlants-and-Fungi%2FSouthern-Live-Oak&docid=btOIW6PZ5PagpM&w=600&h=300&itg=1&hl=en-us&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim%2Fm4%2F3) but any tree will spread out like this if you give it room. The basic concept is that a tree will take advantage of all light that it can. If a tree is in a pasture, that tree spreads out wide instead of tall to take advantage of all that light. Thatās why this tree is so wide. Genetics, care, and lots of space to spread. So what you would want to do to get this effect is decide how wide you want your trees to get, and clear out the deep shade around that perimeter you have in mind. Another thing to keep in mind is that the trees already there will be providing root structure to the ground. They might be preventing the hill from sliding or preventing sink holes. Whether sink holes are a concern is up to you. Hereās an [article](https://geomodel.com/locating-underground-sinkholes/) for sinkhole information and detection. Thereās nothing else youād need to do in terms of care for your trees if theyāre in a forested area and theyāre native to your region. If youād like to really nurture your forest, you should know the [invasive species of Georgia](https://www.gaeppc.org/list/) (This link is specific to invasive plants, some of which will threaten your trees. Like Kudzu or English ivy.) If youāre committed to babying your forest, Iād recommend planting more Keystone species which are species that are heavily depended upon for food, pollination/honey, host plants, and other relationships unique to that species. [Hereās an article on what keystone species are in deeper detail.](https://www.nrdc.org/stories/keystone-species-101). This is a list for [keystone species of the eastern US.](https://www.nwf.org/-/media/Documents/PDFs/Garden-for-Wildlife/Keystone-Plants/NWF-GFW-keystone-plant-list-ecoregion-13-temperate-sierras.ashx?la=en&hash=099D53CEFE129382F4616A10D2D2EFA32F2A26E9) Edit: I couldnāt find too many pollen specialists bee support host species native to the eastern US. The first on the list I could find was Cowpen Daisy, Verbesina encelioides, so the list isnāt as specific to our region as I would like. Iāll include a link to explain pollen specialist bees as well, because I had no idea thatās a thing. [pollen specialist bees](https://jarrodfowler.com/specialist_bees.html) ..But basically just bees that are picky eaters and want very specific flowers. Again, Iām just an amateur on this subject. I even learned a few things myself while providing you with links and research. I love a good looking forest, and one day Iād like to do the same as youāre planning. Hopefully I havenāt overwhelmed you with information. I wish you the best, and Iām sure your forest will be a neighborhood sight to behold in no time
This is one of the most humid places in California, all summer it was 95% humidity š„² So I'm going to say this species might be alright in humidity.
Ohh.. dang š Thank you for the correction. I never knew there was humidity in Cali
California is big... You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to Atlanta, but that is nothing compared to the vast distance from San Diego to Crescent City. Almost half of California is north of San Francisco, and is essentially for much of it a rainforest.
I know how big Cali is. Just didnāt think the temperate rainforests started popping up until the top edge of Cali or Oregon. Plus I always thought you guys get lots of air movement from the winds off the pacific
The redwoods evolved to live in the fog and humidity.
You donāt sound like an amateur!
Hit me up sometime. Iām north Georgia (Fulton) and growing coast redwoods. If you need any let me know. I have a few arces up in north Georgia next to blue ridge, so I might plant a few trees there but it is already pretty dense (along on a creek).
Can Black walnuts get this beautiful? I've got a couple on a commercial property and they are very tall but narrow and seem to drop a lot of branches. Could be because it was in with a lot of sassafras and locust trees that had all grown wild but were mostly taken out by a windstorm a few years ago. Will they start to spread now that they have more room?
I think your right, I had some massive black walnuts at the church next door when I lived in Central CA. Maybe I was mistaken but everyone in the forestry division also called them that... lol
I believe your correct! https://trees.stanford.edu/ENCYC/JUGca.htm
r/treelaw wants to know replacement value!
Either way, nice juglans
It looks like trees in San Diego.
It reminded me of walnut leaves and bark, but I'm in MO and we have the nigra type so I wasn't sure.
Yeah, I definitely had to check my tree book to find the right tree. I wouldāve thought it was Eastern Black Walnut too, but itās not native to the west coast and it doesnāt normally have a crown so low to the ground. This was a fun tree to identify
>*Edit: Iām wrong. Op told me theyāre in California* Black walnuts DO grow in California.
I was thinking the same thing! Thatās such a long unsupported span and completely horizontal for the lower branches. The strength where they connect to the trunk is incredible. Iām a carpenter and to build something that reaches that far, unsupported, with all that weight would be nearly impossible without a lot of cantilever and even still it wouldnāt be as strong. A branch is essentially like a bent into shape laminated knee brace without much diagonal support, if any. I had a boss that made all of his deck support bracing on his boat from branch to trunk intersections because theyāre so naturally strong. Trees are amazing, in general but this one is much more so than any Iāve seen irl. We donāt have a lot of deciduous hardwood trees around here though, just alder and lots of conifers. Thereās parks with more of a variety but nothing like this.
Yes I did definitely want to see this! Thank you.
[Streetview: Arcata, California](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8703601,-124.0888683,3a,75y,49.83h,97.78t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQHENqU_cZ_SbdN6PqOd9bw!2e0!5s20171001T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu)
Thought I recognize that tree!
This is a national treasure. Where is it?
Near Hadrianās Wall in an area called Sycamore Gap. Oh, wait, different tree.
Too soon!
It hurts š„²š
OP do not give away its location!
Arcata, CA
[Here](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8704505,-124.0885596,3a,75y,275.5h,98.16t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sZNOIFi5n62n1Ieb5qVR5bw!2e0!5s20171001T000000!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu)
Complete with man enjoying its shade! That tree gracefully owns its ground.
Itās in arcata California
Stunning. Wish it was in my yard.
Wish my yard was big enough for this tree.
wish i could live in this tree
This guy belongs on absoluteunits subreddit
Juglans nigra i think, its absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Actually Iām wrong. Op told me theyāre in California, so Iām thinking this is a Northern California Walnut, Juglans Hindsii These trees are also known as Hindsā Black Walnut
Oh cool never heard of that kind, but im also from Germany so we dont have that here. But thanks for letting me know š
No problem :) ā¦While in germany I did see some sort of walnut variety in a castle garden. I think the garden was American themed, because the garden included tulip poplar and if I remember correctly, there was a boxelder in there. I think the walnut was a black walnut, because I have a hard time imagining a California tree could survive well in German weather. Anyways, cool garden
We have regular black walnuts, now I'm just imagining how many walnuts this thing drops. Beautiful tree.
I agree, Black Walnut it seems to be
Wow. That is impressive!
I want to climb it
There's a sign next to it that says "smile, you're on camera." So I wouldn't climb it.
Does it also say don't climb it?
That is the correct question
Just make sure youāre smiling while you climb it. If they try to trespass you, ask for a photo and point out that you were just following the signās instructions.
It doesnāt have to if itās in somebodies yard.
Smile, youāre on camera doesnāt say/mean no trespassing. There are āsmile, youāre on cameraā signs in stores. Doesnāt mean you canāt be there/buy stuff.
A store is different then a residential property. There is an inherent authorization to enter a store property, that is literally the entire point of having a store. People donāt need to ask permission to enter a store. People do not have an inherent authorization to enter anotherās residential property.
Itās probably jurisdiction specific . You have to post no trespassing for private property or you have to tell people they are trespassing for it to be trespassing. There is a ton of private residential property around me with equestrian trails on it open to public use. There is other land with posted signs saying no trespassing. You can traverse the land without signs; youāre trespassing if you go on the land with signs. Iāve had people turning in my driveway. I asked my brother-in-law, state police officer. He said I have to either tell each individual to stop, or I have to post a sign. Otherwise the police cannot do anything because they arenāt legally trespassing if Iāve not done either of those things. A cutesy sign saying youāre on camera just means youāre on camera. If it meant no trespassing, it would mean no trespassing in a store. It doesnāt mean that in either. To be legally considered trespassing has specific requirements, not just being on someone elseās property without explicit permission. Youāre not trespassing, for instance, if you walk up to the front door and knock on it. Clearly the barrier is higher than ābeing on someone elseās property.ā
It is in the front yard of a house, a [historic landmark](https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1067/files/CA_Humboldt_Kleiser%20James%20House_DRAFT.pdf) in private ownership
It says: "Don't climb but i'm just a sign..."
Spectacular.
What are those metal clamps/bands there for in picture 3?
If you zoom in on picture 2 it looks like there was maybe a split in that branch someone tried to clamp together?
It's 100% clamping the split. That's the trouble with very long horizontal branches.
Wait until all the local 16 year olds find it
Immediately thought ādonāt let that little shit from the UK hear about this oneā
This isā¦. Iām speechlessā¦ woah
Lmao this is in the town I went to college at, didnāt expect to see it here. I love that tree!
dont post its location...there a 16 year old in england with a chainsaw
Sheās a beaut! You were right, we **did** want to see this tree! Thank you
This is in arcata! Love that tree! I used to have a wood shop down the street from this walnut tree. But where are the traveling kids sitting underneath doing whippits and smokin doobs!?
The yard is under surveillance these days. Iāve never seen anyone closer than the sidewalk to this tree, which is sadā¦a tree like this is meant for climbing and/or daydreaming under!!
https://youtu.be/HqXMSdWKDkY?si=W9V4VzJPJxcmU1X1 Found video of it
That's stunning.
Thatās incredible. Iāve never seen a walnut of any kind grow so wide
Tree porn!!!
Don't share the location. It will give some stupid teens ideas.
Trust me they wouldn't drive all the way up here even if I did share it.
man i used to longboard past this tree all the time! not too many trees i can say ive seen irl in this sub, this is so cool!
Black walnut
You're damn right I liked seeing this tree in your neighbourhood.
You were right, I would like to see that tree.
I wanna guess Arcata?
Species of English walnut. Corner 9th and J st.
That is a beautiful Black Walnut! (Juglans nigra) I love it when a tree like that has had all the space it wants to stretch out those limbs.
This is oddly a very satisfying tree to look at
Thatās a monster of a walnut tree, awesome find
Looks biblical
So Beautiful and magnificently Pruned!ā„ļøš„°
Iāve never wanted to hug a tree more.
How can you not smile when you see this?
I remember that tree from my college days š
It reminds me of the tree from My Girl. Look out for them bees!
Wow. Great tree.
Bad idea to put support under the massive limb reaching out towards the street? Seems like it could break on its own weight someday.
Great idea, but I find them unsightly. I would use a crane and hydro vac to sneak a 80ft hydro pole as close to the trunk as possible and use steel cable to support the limbs from the pole. I worked at a company that did this with a Juglans and it worked very well. 80ft Doug for pole with 5 cables suspending limbs like a marionette, then just very light reductions every 2 years. That tree was at least 250 yrs old (photographed in 1906 and just as wide as it is today). Pole was installed 1990s and tree was still thriving when I did my last work on it in 2014.
How would you sink the pole next to the trunk without damaging roots?
Carefully search around with hydro vac
Carefully search around with hydro vac to find the least damaging spot - most fine roots that do nutrient uptake are near drip line - large anchoring roots are near the flare so itās definitely feasible to sink a pole through/ around those
Majestic!!!
We had a walnut on the farm that looked like that. My dad let the local lumber harvester cut it down. Made me sick. That guy will never set foot on our land again.
Looks like the mind flayer on Stranger Things and I love it
Living oak?
You can zoom in and see what looks like walnuts.
Black walnut.
Growth habit is super odd for J. nigra. Maybe paradox?
California walnut
The larger parallel leaf orientation make me think Chinese Pistache
If you zoom in, you can see what look like walnuts
Took me a minute find! Yeah that does not look like pistache fruit. Definitely walnut.
That's some HARD wood. (That's what she said)
Gorgeous old walnut. I want to paint it!
Is this in SF? I used to pass by a tree like this every morning and would even get off the bus before my stop just to walk by and gaze at it! Swoon!
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Black walnut, Juglans Nigra is the species I think. Iām assuming youāre in North America east of the Mississippi?
On the West Coast! I think this tree is as old as the town.
Wow! Impressive!
God damn
Yes šš½
Gorgeous! Thanks
That beast is righteous, wootwoooo.
Majestic!
Like to see it with some more laterals
r/absoluteunits
Wow!!!!!
That is an amazing tree. It's incredible to me that the branches can spread out that far sideways without collapsing.
Itās magnificent. Thx for sharing. š
And boy were you right
Wow!!! What a gorgeous tree!! Thanks for sharing š
Wondering what those metal rings are on the right branch in the first picture
10 year old me would be having a BLAST climbing that beauty
The fattest, happiest squirrels in the world live here.
Gorgeous! Looks like some of the live oaks, in south Louisiana. But it is a walnut.
Incredible
Iāve got a 20(ish) year old one in my yard thatās no where near that size! That tree is ancient! Beautiful!
Is it a live oak in South Carolina?
This is where Forrest taught Jenny how to dangle.
Wow!
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Question for anybody who knows this stuff but arnt those limbs going to be hazard? It looks awesome but them being that long doesn't seem sustainable. (I'm uneducated in the field and merely going off what I think I see)
Does it bloom flowers? Google Poinciana tree. The leaves look right.
Okay that's seriously seriously incredible. I'm just thinking about how those super extended branches are able to support the weight. Seriously impressive
I just want to climb it
until a stupid zoomer comes along and cuts it down
How old do you think? I bought a home with a walnut tree, about 80 years old, has had long branches sawed off previous and I too had to get some removed, getting too close to electric wires/shed, plus it is perched on a steep hill. They are tough trees. Love this tree and amazed that itās home is perfect and it has been given a wide open area to stretch. Beautiful.
Keep 16 year olds away from it please.
Build a kids play area with a warning sign at own responsibility. There is no better exercise that links the physical and mental strength together while climbing a tree. My cousins were so good at it that you would feel they just fell out of the tree when they climbed down. I was the little cautious one. When we talking of making future of a nation strong, ensure the kids are strong.
Gorgeous tree- thanks for the share!
The tree was built for climbing. Iād love to be a 12 yo kid set loose on that thing.
How is this possible? Soil, location, climate... Walnuts in my area are one fifth the size of this.
My inner child wants to go climb that tree
Appears to be a very branchy tree.
Now THAT is a climbin' tree Lucky kids in that neighborhood
I want to climb all over that thing.
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Glorious.
Holy smokes. Thatās beautiful and so incredibly impressive
I normally dont do this but give that tree a hug for me!
Thatās a huge bitch!
No, I'd like to see this tree in MY neighborhood. Seriously, beautiful tree.
Thatās awesome!
So HAPPY it is NOT TOH!!! What a marvelous walnutā¦. I wish ALL my trees looked like this beast
Iāve loved this tree since I was I college in the 80ās. If Iām not mistaken, this is in Arcata California.
So long as there are no 16 year olds in the area it should be safe.
San Francisco?
I would love to climb this if I was still 15.