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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Big Tree at the Flavel House

Giant old tree at the Flavel House, Astoria, OregonMarch 27, 2010

I've usually been so intent on taking pictures of this lovely old house showing the turrets and the building, that I haven't shown this remarkable tree on the blog until today. It withstood the storm of 2007 that caused its neighboring tree to become so damaged that the remains had to be cut down, and I assume that the remaining tree lost a few branches. I love the upward sweep of the lower limbs. Here is a reference giving some history of these two trees. Unfortunately, we can no longer see them both. I believe the one still standing must be the Port Orford Cedar.

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9 comments:

TheFrogBag said...

Every time I see your blog I redouble my efforts to save up for a trip to see Oregon!

Unknown said...

It is a beautiful tree and a beautiful photograph again Sheryl.

Lowell said...

It reminds me of some of our old oak trees that get strange branch configurations!

Don and Krise said...

If I were a kid that would be a popular branch for sitting. Great photo Sheryl.

Unseen Rajasthan said...

Beautiful Tree and a big shot !! :)

VP said...

As a kid I would have found those branches irresistible!

cieldequimper said...

I'm sure it's a wonderful tree but Blogger won't show it to me :-(.

Anonymous said...

That's a Redwood in the photo, not a Cedar

Unknown said...

The tree looks beautiful and so is the composition.

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