3,500 years old and 118 foot tall Cypress tree burned!

[Phillips]

I am trying find out what cause fire the 118-foot-tall bald cypress tree named "The Senator" burned for several hours early Monday.

The county parks department says ring samples showed the tree was roughly 3,500 years old.

3,500-Year-Old Tree Burns Down In Central Florida Park

 

[KristinaB]

So far they have not found out what caused it. It was in our local newspaper today. Very sad. I remember going to see it on a school field trip back in the 70's.

 

[sequoias]

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Wow that's really sad news. That's pretty old! Seems that these trees aren't very fireproof. They burn up real easy!

 

[DeafTim]

Oh my gosh, I was watchin late night news on abc and said it was arson. The tree was hallowed and fire spread quickly.

 

[sequoias]

I figured it was vandalism.

 

[Grummer]

who ever responsible for it (if deliberate) ought to go to Jail for life, because to me, a 3,500 years old trees is PRECIOUS, more so the Diamonds, its a LIFEFORM that spanned 3 millininas!!
This is real sad news

 

[Phillips]

Oh my gosh, I was watchin late night news on abc and said it was arson. The tree was hallowed and fire spread quickly.

What!!... Seriously!?? Jeez

 

[DeafTim]

What!!... Seriously!?? Jeez

SHIT!!! Im sorry for confusion. I thought it was arson. maybe at first they thought it was arson.

The Senator tree collapses: The Senator, thought to be one of the oldest cypress trees in the world, caught fire and collapsed Monday - Orlando Sentinel

 

[PowerON]

Well, it's their time up. RIP amazing tree.

 

[sequoias]

Someone who burned down the tree should be sentenced to death.

Anyway,

Few years ago, a 700 year old Sitka Spruce in Oregon was weakened by high winds. It was destroyed by lightning that broke the tree and now it's only a 75 ft tall stump standing dead. It was 185 ft tall originally.