The Queens Giant

[Mark Bolam]

400 years old my arse.

America is only 239 years old, so you're well out.

[Goaty]

400 years old my arse.

America is only 239 years old, so you're well out.

 

 

I've been reading made in America by bill bryson. Apparently the Vikings got their first and some people were speaking English before colombus hit the continent.

[Mark Bolam]

How?!!!!!

 

I'll get me coat....

[mendiplogs]

Rec climbed the oldest living organism in NYC yesterday, 134 feet at last measure and over 400 years old. 4th time on the Runner, its smooth.

 

Some bad language, advisory.

 

 

Hi mist nice one there great work thanks Jon I ❤️❤️Large BUTTS thanks Jon

[Arborist]

now that's a big tulip tree.

 

i'm surprised that it's 400 years old though as there is one near me that has a girth of 7m+ and that one is only 350.

 

Where's that Steve ?

[atree]

fair size tree.Does it get much work done on it?

[Goaty]

How?!!!!!

 

I'll get me coat....

 

Land hopped it seemed. Scandanivia, islands, Greenland, Newfoundland then India as Columbus insisted, but we know now the U S of A. But it's all vague and not down in writing.

 

Put your coat back on the hanger you can be Donald of Trump:001_tt2:

[se7enthdevil]

I've been reading made in America by bill bryson. Apparently the Vikings got their first and some people were speaking English before colombus hit the continent.

 

i would have thought the native americans got there before the vikings.

 

going by a few documentaries i've seen the americas have been populated for 5-6 thousand years.

 

i think that vikings got there in about 800ad and people have been trading the timber of lignum vitae (along with other species) from central america for at least 500 years.

[se7enthdevil]

Where's that Steve ?

 

the tulip tree i'm referring to is in my village of taplow in the gardens of taplow house hotel.

 

The Woodland Trust | 2009 | Taplow House Hotel Tulip Tree

 

 

it's huge.

 

 

the article says it could have been brought to britain as early as 1630.

 

 

my original statement of it being 350 years old is incorrect though, they only think it's 250.

[kev7937]

the tulip tree i'm referring to is in my village of taplow in the gardens of taplow house hotel.

 

 

 

The Woodland Trust | 2009 | Taplow House Hotel Tulip Tree

 

 

 

 

 

it's huge.

 

 

 

 

 

the article says it could have been brought to britain as early as 1630.

 

 

 

 

 

my original statement of it being 350 years old is incorrect though, they only think it's 250.

 

 

I was involved in the removal of one in dorking that was similar size to that one. Some one at the time said it was part of the first batch introduced to the country.