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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Mon Jan 16, 2012, 05:14 PM Jan 2012

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Fire destroys 3,500-year-old tree, arson suspected

[link:http://|Authorities in Florida suspect that an arsonist destroyed one of the oldest cypress trees in the world.

The 3,500-year-old tree, known locally as “The Big Tree,” went up in flames early Monday morning, according to The Orlando Sentinel.

It was officially named “The Senator” after former state Sen. Moses Oscar Overstreet donated the land for Big Tree Park to Seminole County in 1927.

“From my observations it appears to be arson,” state Division of Forestry official Mike Martin told the Sentinel. “It looks like the fire was concentrated right where the tree was.”

Read more and see the video at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/16/fire-destroys-3500-year-old-tree-arson-suspected/
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Do we have to destroy everything?

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Fire destroys 3,500-year-old tree, arson suspected (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2012 OP

I guess we do. This makes me sick. roguevalley Jan 2012 #1

Shameful. ellisonz Jan 2012 #2

It is older than jesus kenfrequed Jan 2012 #3

I'm wondering if the tree wasn't hit by lightning fasttense Jan 2012 #4

What fucking asshole whould destroy a 3500 year old tree? blackspade Jan 2012 #5

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)

1. I guess we do. This makes me sick.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 05:16 PM

Jan 2012

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)

2. Shameful.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 05:59 AM

Jan 2012

kenfrequed

(7,865 posts)

3. It is older than jesus

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 09:57 AM

Jan 2012

Therefore it had to die.

fasttense

(17,301 posts)

4. I'm wondering if the tree wasn't hit by lightning

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 10:17 AM

Jan 2012

The fact that it was burning from the top and that nothing else seemed to be burning, reminds me of a lightning strike.

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

5. What fucking asshole whould destroy a 3500 year old tree?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 12:40 PM

Jan 2012

WTF?!

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