Show 450-Year-Old New England Oak Goes to War l&jzz?&:6j&?sx?m&y:.ZYZ: awwym. -wwjw- i. " ' All over America giant trees are crashing to earth to take their place on our navy's ships. One of the ' oldest and largest was a 130-foot high New England red oak which had buried its roots in a New IIamphne forest for 450 years. Left: The huge oak crashes down on the forest bed. Top right: It is loaded onto a truck. After almost five centuries it leaves the peace of the forest for the chaos of the battlefront. Center inset: Robert Rob-ert Guild tests his axe for another job. |