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2026-06-19 Science & Technology

An oak tree more than 1,200 years old has died in Sherwood Forest, England.

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Posted by badanov 2026-06-19 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1824 views ] Top

1 Must have been Muslim touching the tree, everything the Muslim touch turns brown!

Thus begin the end of the United Kingdoms.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-06-19 03:17|| 2026-06-19 03:17|| Front Page Top

2 It is symbolic.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-06-19 03:28|| 2026-06-19 03:28|| Front Page Top

3 one possible explanation is that intense human activity near the tree led to compaction of the soil around it, preventing rainwater from reaching its roots.

Foreigner scavengers hunting the squirrels?

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-06-19 09:43|| 2026-06-19 09:43|| Front Page Top

4 Saw it in ‘91 when I went over for the Rugby World Cup

It was sad then, can’t believe it made it another 35 years poles and trusses supporting the limbs

Posted by Beavis 2026-06-19 10:31|| 2026-06-19 10:31|| Front Page Top

5 From the internet:

The average lifespan of an English oak (Quercus robur) is typically between 600 to 1,000 years, with some specimens living even longer under ideal conditions.

So the poor thing was overdue. Here’s hoping someone was clever enough to grow seedlings from its acorns and plant them. American Heritage Trees sells certified saplings of a variety of historic trees — the trailing daughters’ PTA planted a few at their elementary school for Arbor Day, back when I could suggest such things.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-06-19 11:31|| 2026-06-19 11:31|| Front Page Top

6 /\ .....back when I could suggest such things.

Wahahahahhaa....gasp, whahahahahaha.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-06-19 11:36|| 2026-06-19 11:36|| Front Page Top

7 But did it make a sound?

Posted by alanc 2026-06-19 11:50|| 2026-06-19 11:50|| Front Page Top

8 Some Bristlecone pine trees in the Inyo National Forest in CA are over 4000 yr old. There are a lot of them at the 7000-9000' altitude.

There are similar trees in Chile with about the same age.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-06-19 12:37|| 2026-06-19 12:37|| Front Page Top

9 Looks like it will make several good coffee table.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-06-19 12:47|| 2026-06-19 12:47|| Front Page Top

10 Wahahahahhaa....gasp, whahahahahaha.

Why is that funny, Besoeker? The trailing daughters are full-grown women in their mid-thirties — I gave up volunteering for things when I got sick because I was too busy sleeping.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-06-19 13:40|| 2026-06-19 13:40|| Front Page Top

11 "Funny".... because I suffer a similar fate with my "suggestions" within our adult progeny. I continue to talk about the weather, the price of milk and eggs, and automobiles.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-06-19 14:37|| 2026-06-19 14:37|| Front Page Top

12 ^
If one is not going to establish the back story beforehand, one should at least do some foreshadowing. That way one's readers are not baffled and somewhat irritated.

Posted by Cured Romantic 2026-06-19 14:54|| 2026-06-19 14:54|| Front Page Top

13 /\ I'll take the hit on that one.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-06-19 14:59|| 2026-06-19 14:59|| Front Page Top

14 “The oak takes 300 years to grow, 300 years to live, and 300 years to die.”

Posted by Knuckles Grundy 2026-06-19 17:25|| 2026-06-19 17:25|| Front Page Top

15 Probably died out of embarrassment from the current state of the UK government.

Posted by Hellfish 2026-06-19 22:30|| 2026-06-19 22:30|| Front Page Top

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