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The Great Angel Oak [Pic]

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  • swimmer88, on 03/20/2008, -6/+183+1 for nature
    • zspade, on 03/20/2008, -6/+22Until it blocks someones solar panels...
      • stonebear, on 03/20/2008, -0/+8With trees like this, their own weight is their worst enemy. I remember another magnificent old live oak at the Huntington memorial gardens in California. Arborists had lovingly supported the spreading branches with steel supports and cables as it grew over the years. Finally it got big and heavy enough that a good storm brought the whole affair down anyway. Nothing lasts forever; enjoy things while you may.
        • artofwar420, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Or they could have pruned it down, when is was easier.
    • ricoboy24, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6wheres my tree house?
      • TheDarkTipper, on 03/20/2008, -1/+8This reminds me of the Great Deku Tree from the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.
        • Dotcommer, on 03/20/2008, -0/+4AAgggh... I have a tidal wave of nostalgia overcoming me! Damn you!
    • thatashguy, on 03/20/2008, -2/+5...so when do we cut it down?

      eh. it's slightly sarcasm, but we all know it will happen.. shame.
    • sanman, on 03/20/2008, -0/+4that's one crrrazy Ent
    • jon02129, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3Absolutely amazing.
    • scrag10, on 03/20/2008, -2/+3Nature learns new Spell.
      Casts Defense Barrier.
      Defend Against chainsaw successful.
  • bamafun, on 03/20/2008, -7/+22WOW impressive =)
    • rye425, on 03/20/2008, -2/+1This almost makes me want to become a tree hugger
  • ShuTian, on 03/20/2008, -3/+29I love this picture. I came across it on Stumble Upon a couple of weeks ago. I'm using for my wallpaper. I wonder how old this tree is...
    • cosmikdebris, on 03/20/2008, -2/+83It is estimated to be over 1500 years old: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Oak
      • ghank, on 03/20/2008, -13/+70estimated? lets cut this damn thing down and count the rings.
      • PeachCobbler, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1I came across that very article about a year ago, thanks to the magic of clicking internal links on wikipedia for several hours. ^.^
    • Doomsan, on 03/20/2008, -6/+19wallpaper? do you have a 13" screen?
      • lgc90, on 03/20/2008, -0/+14yes.
      • bencefeher, on 03/20/2008, -3/+18Could be a *whispers* Macbook user.

        shh.
        • freshgrease, on 03/20/2008, -3/+1There's no shame in that. I prefer hooking mine to my 22" monitor, but whatever.
      • smurfsahoy, on 03/20/2008, -3/+2It's called "stretch to fit." or even, if the proportions aren't correct, photoshop *gasp!*
        • Murdats, on 03/20/2008, -1/+5and I call that "blurry pixilated wallpaper"
          I prefer my much, much higher rez images.
    • studdenfadden, on 03/20/2008, -12/+25Lets chop it down, then count the rings and we'll know exactly how old it is.
    • NaziHatinChimp, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6Damn I was going to take a pic of this and put it on digg (I live 20 minutes away) but I didn't think it would be worth the trouble. sigh
      Anyways I always try to picture what the indians or other explorers thought when they first saw it. It is in Charleston SC on John's Island if you ever want to see it.
      • Whaines, on 03/20/2008, -1/+11Don't worry. You're not MrBabyMan anyway so it wouldn't make it to the front page.
      • TheEarthlings, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Indians: "Oh...a nice tree...just like the one over there, and there...and there.."

        Settlers: "Ok...lets first chop down the little ones ...we´ll take care of that one later..."
  • MikeonTV, on 03/20/2008, -5/+22Great piece of real estate for the coolest treehouse ever! Nice find!
    • orangekid13, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6try a tree-apartment complex or treemansion... that is an epic tree
    • Mrdudeperson, on 03/20/2008, -1/+14A treehouse would take away from the beautifulness that is the tree.
      • hammburglar, on 03/20/2008, -1/+8i think the word you were looking for is beauty. but really who gives a *****. look at that tree!
      • rossmcd, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2yeah but it would increase the treehousiness
    • hollyminkowski, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Yup, you could just walk up the branches and enter the tree house...cool :-)
  • suzywang3000, on 03/20/2008, -2/+10best tree i ever saw.
    • kcap122, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1One...two...maybe three oak desks could come out of this one.
  • atomicwedgie, on 03/20/2008, -2/+146Stunningly beautiful tree by day... nightmare of young children by night.
  • dominoman44, on 03/20/2008, -2/+5That is truly a beautiful image. I wonder what the age of the tree is.
  • mali1, on 03/20/2008, -8/+17Pillar Of Autumn...
    In Amber Clad...
    Forward Unto Dawn...
    • NaziHatinChimp, on 03/20/2008, -0/+13?
    • BolognaFire, on 03/20/2008, -0/+14Ships in the Halo universe. Am I missing something else?
      • hammburglar, on 03/20/2008, -1/+5i think hes trying to say ***** the RIAA
    • ramy33, on 03/20/2008, -3/+0It's one of those poems.... I think its called a Haiku (first verse is 3 syllables, second is 3 syllables, 3rd is 5 )
      • Dotcommer, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1No Ramy 33,
        All haikus are comprised of,
        5 7 5, noob.
        • Dotcommer, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1(thats ramy three three btw... lol)
          • Dotcommer, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Wait, no...its ramy33. Thats five syllables. God damnit.. this is what I get for trying to be a smartass on digg, then trying to cover my ass so no one can reply to me with a smart ass comment.
      • EpicSelekta, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1"In Amber Clad" is 4 syllables anyway
    • P4Paarth, on 03/20/2008, -2/+1Dugg for Halo
  • amanilaenvelope, on 03/20/2008, -15/+8CTHULU!!!
  • padrebuf, on 03/20/2008, -3/+26fern gully, anyone?
    • timusca, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1I've been to the real Fern Gully in Jamaica... let me tell you, its a huge disappointment if you think it looks anything like that and that there are fairies flying around. Yep, huge disappointment...
    • skabyss, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Yea, but I'll never admit it...
  • 0crabby0, on 03/20/2008, -2/+2Live oaks are awesome...
  • Beatmiser, on 03/20/2008, -0/+42Anyone have a Hi-Res version? That's astounding and I'd love a solid copy.
  • turdblossom1, on 03/20/2008, -2/+10where is that tree? i want to climb it
    • lucutus, on 03/20/2008, -9/+2North Carolina http://sciway3.net/outdoors/park-angeloak.html
      • Fubeman, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6Sorry. It's actually in SOUTH Carolina, not North Carolina. It is impressive though. I was just there last Summer.
    • dougfir, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6"The Angel Oak is a Southern live oak tree located in Angel Oak Park, in Charleston, South Carolina on Johns Island, one of South Carolina's Sea Islands." (courtesy of Wikipedia)
      • timusca, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1I used to live in Charleston... the rest of the city is that breathtaking too...
    • joel8x, on 03/20/2008, -0/+3It's on Johns Island in Charleston, SC
    • Kratos76, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1It's true, I went to Johns Island a few summers back to party with some friend at their beach house and we went and visited the amazing trees. It's amazing in person!! Just like everyone else says! The whole area about 1hr south of Charleston, SC is beautiful. Many of you have heard fo Kiawah Island, just a few miles away.
  • adadadada, on 03/20/2008, -0/+8I would love to see this in person

  • replaysMike, on 03/20/2008, -2/+23Epic win for South Carolina!
    • NaziHatinChimp, on 03/20/2008, -0/+11It's about time we got one.
    • cannabrain, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1this makes me miss home :(
      • Kicken, on 03/20/2008, -0/+0Aye, me too. Used to live in Moncks Corner myself and I have seen this before. Like others, usually in passing on my way to Kiawah Island.
        Live in Tempe, AZ now. Quite the desert.
      • peaceninja, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1ditto!
    • Kratos76, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1That and one great school in Clinton!
  • btattersall, on 03/20/2008, -1/+3New background picture for the week.
  • dmentd, on 03/20/2008, -6/+4very cool.....location?
    • Kratos76, on 03/20/2008, -8/+3see above comments DOUCHE!
      • JimmyIkon, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1DOUCHE! that's feels really good to type. I'm going to use that in all my comments from now on DOUCHE!
  • xptweakerntn, on 03/20/2008, -3/+91500 years? Man, if trees could talk, perhaps we could finally find out where Josiah Smith hid them dang tables of Gold!
    • EpicSelekta, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2If trees had omniscient knowledge like that, I need one. Then my search for the TV remote control might clock in at under the 6000 hours is seems like I spend searching.
  • D3koy, on 03/20/2008, -2/+6If that picture were any larger I'd be tempted to make it a desktop background
  • Aurabolt, on 03/20/2008, -3/+7I don't see an angel.
    • Ockniel, on 03/20/2008, -3/+3I don't see your mom.
      Just kidding, I do.
      • fwertz, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1IN SOVIET RUSSIA, ANGELS SEE YO...nah, that doesn't work.
    • Kicken, on 03/20/2008, -0/+0The tree is named after the original owners of the land on which it resides.
    • Ursapater, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Then you're not looking hard enough. :)
  • ElBeh, on 03/20/2008, -3/+5This kind of stuff inspires me to become a photographer.
  • cl2yp71c, on 03/20/2008, -0/+22It seems as if it's BEGGING me to climb it!
    • Kratos76, on 03/20/2008, -1/+6It's actually saying "Please don't climb me... so old, i hurt and will break if you get on"
  • mediaspree, on 03/20/2008, -3/+5Thank you digg for submitting http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/ne ... forever creeping out trees.
    • MrBabyMan, on 03/20/2008, -5/+4Uh...yeah... sorry, I think that was me, too. Hopefully this makes up for it.
      • Oktoeatfish, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1I dugg that after seeing a speical on TV. Pretty crazy stuff.
  • Tboy1039, on 03/20/2008, -8/+1Meh I thought it was suppose to be funny
  • tatoBug2, on 03/20/2008, -3/+4***** beautiful
  • AsianChopsticks, on 03/20/2008, -2/+9That looks so ***** amazing.
  • Ranvier, on 03/20/2008, -2/+9Best picture I've seen on digg.
  • tivicus, on 03/20/2008, -11/+1just another example of how important it is to preserve nature...except the kind of nature that destroys cities.

    ***** Katrina.
  • NoRosco4u, on 03/20/2008, -14/+2Imagine how much orinting paper we can make out of that!
  • Tabb, on 03/20/2008, -1/+3in opposition to human beings, weird shaped vegetables are often the most beautiful
  • ImmediateAction, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6It reminds me of the tree in the Fountain.
    • jcasaurus, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1I was thinking the same thing. Damn, I want to watch that again.
  • lxZanderxl, on 03/20/2008, -2/+2This would make for some easy tree climbing.
  • WayneMan, on 03/20/2008, -5/+5Did anyone else notice the two hobbits riding in its branches?
  • Super6, on 03/20/2008, -7/+4Coolest thing since Colbert ever to come from Carolina
    • Kicken, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1Sorry, but this tree predates Colbert by just a little bit. :P
  • 2h3px, on 03/20/2008, -2/+4front page actually?
  • ytsrc, on 03/20/2008, -5/+1there are three similar trees in sammie's backyard. jay whitlow enjoys leaping from tree to tree.
  • Agreb91, on 03/20/2008, -2/+3That is an amazing tree. That is now my background!
  • mudlite, on 03/20/2008, -3/+6Whomping Willow?
  • snareguy17, on 03/20/2008, -4/+8In this picture, there are 47 people. None of them can be seen.
  • browwiw, on 03/20/2008, -5/+6Think of the writing desk you could make out of that.
    • EpicSelekta, on 03/20/2008, -1/+2Think of the footstool we could make out of you.
      • browwiw, on 03/21/2008, -0/+1It'd be the best goddam footstool you ever saw.
  • ZephyrNinety, on 03/20/2008, -2/+3Anyone else think of Ocarina Of Time when they saw this?
  • Pinkertinkle, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2Holy crap its Old Man Willow! Watch out Pippin!
  • padawan311, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Is that in Charleston, SC? On your way to Kiawah Island?
    • GThrift, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1Yep, its the one on John's Island. I used to go play on it all the time as a kid. It was a lot of fun to climb all over those limbs.
  • Jetstreamer3, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2It's a beautiful thing, just a few minutes from my house... Viva Charleston!
  • brivapor, on 03/20/2008, -9/+6id like to wreck my car driving drunk into that thing
    • philberttheduck, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1I pray you live through that car crash only to be eaten alive by the animals in the area. Squirrels included.
  • joel8x, on 03/20/2008, -0/+11I wonder if Mark posted this on that site or if they are one of those flickr stealing sites. Here is his actual Flickr post: http://flickr.com/photos/markreqs/2159014593/in/se ...

    It would be strange of him to promote that ad driven site instead of his own Flickr stream. I'll email him just in case.

    FYI, I also have a set of Angel Oak on Flickr here: http://flickr.com/photos/8x7/sets/7215760323061521 ...
    • joel8x, on 03/20/2008, -1/+1Oops - digg botched my link - flickr.com/photos/8x7/sets/72157603230615212/

      Also, I check his copyright and it is not CC, so this may be a case of thievery.
    • joel8x, on 03/20/2008, -1/+2Mark emailed me back, and the site that this post is linked to has indeed illegally posted his work. That really sucks.
  • StevesJobs, on 03/20/2008, -0/+6Oh, Treebeard.
  • icarusx, on 03/20/2008, -0/+5The tree is located in Charleston, SC
  • phenolholic, on 03/20/2008, -0/+2i wonder if the other trees think of this one as fat and obnoxious who steals all the sunlight and ground nutrients
  • Zlorp, on 03/20/2008, -0/+1I really want to climb that tree
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