Reader Quiz : Why Is This Redwood Tree Hollow?

12 Responses to Reader Quiz : Why Is This Redwood Tree Hollow?

1. Bill in AZ says:

   August 26, 2013 at 1:42 pm

   tree ring studies?

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   • stevengoddard says:

     August 26, 2013 at 1:43 pm

     That is #2

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2. fridayjoefriday says:

   August 26, 2013 at 2:35 pm

   I don’t know for sure, but could it be this
   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOErZuzZpS8&w=640&h=480]

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3. John Silver says:

   August 26, 2013 at 3:56 pm

   The trolls live there.

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4. Traitor In Chief says:

   August 26, 2013 at 4:08 pm

   You forgot the Keebler elves…..

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   • miked1947 says:

     August 26, 2013 at 4:13 pm

     I agree, it must have been the Keebler elves.

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5. WJohn says:

   August 26, 2013 at 6:26 pm

   The heartwood was chipped and sent as bio-mass to Europe where using it to generate elecricity gets counted as “renewable”.

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6. Anthony S says:

   August 26, 2013 at 8:52 pm

   Sam Gribley lived there for several years during his youth.

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7. Sunsettommy says:

   August 26, 2013 at 9:06 pm

   #3

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8. There Is No Substitute for Victory says:

   August 26, 2013 at 10:42 pm

   Ansel Adams hollowed it out with fire so that he could us it as a dark room to develop his picx in?

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9. John B., M.D. says:

   August 26, 2013 at 10:44 pm

   The outer portion of the tree (under the bark) contains the phloem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phloem. If this tree is still alive, it has just enough xylem to keep the tree hydrated. You don’t need to core of the tree for it to remain alive.

   What caused it to be hollow? No idea. Possibilities include physical damage (e.g. tunneling)caused by humans or animals, rot

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10. ntesdorf says:

    August 26, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    Are there any white-ants in California?

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