Peter, Did you attach a photo? I can't see a link.
Jenny On Mar 16, 3:26 pm, Peter Aplin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > I thought you might be interested in this White Pine growing in the > beach sand at Killbear Provincial Park on Georgian Bay. > Pines are tenacious, and this one looks downright determined! > Peter >  > On 16-Mar-09, at 8:03 AM, Will wrote: > > > Jenny > > > Here are some pictures of the long exposed roots of a live oak that > > I came across several years ago while on a bike ride (hence the > > folks in spandex and helmets). This is not the normal architecture > > for oak roots. Apparently the tree seeded on top of a spoil bank or > > levee along the adjacent canal and the roots grew down the side of > > the bank. Over the years the soil under it washed out leaving a > > several foot void underneath it with the roots firmly supporting a > > fairly large tree. > > > The first picture shows the void with a fellow cyclist up under it > > holding it up. > > <Cycle Zydeco 2004 080.jpg> > > > The second picture is a side view and about dead center under the > > trunk you can see daylight through the roots. > > <Cycle Zydeco 2004 082.jpg> > > > The third picture shows the backside of the tree, still elevated a > > couple feet above the dirt. > > <Cycle Zydeco 2004 081.jpg> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
