Jenny I would guess those trees to be at least pushing 200 years old. They are on 52nd street, but that part of town wasn't developed till after the first world war and I would guess the street has only been paved 50 years or so. Still due to the size and location, I suspect that was an old country lane or road before. Nearby is the old White Bluff Road which dated back to perhaps the late 17 hundreds and is still lined with large old oaks. When the city wanted to improve White Bluff Rd back in the 1970's, they did it so as not to remove the trees. The north bound lane goes up between the old oak trees while the southbound lane goes out side of them.
On Mar 31, 5:04 pm, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > Will, > > Whoa those are incredible trees! How old do you think they might be? > I think street trees in NYC have an average life span of 7-10 years. > > Jenny > > On Mar 31, 7:30 am, "Will" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "Sidewalk" trees.....now that's an interesting term. > > > I reckon these trees in Savannah may qualify as "gutter" or "curb" trees. > > The don't stop traffic, but definitely slow it down. Especially the first > > which is right adjacent to a traffic light. > > > Live Oak 52nd st 001.jpg > > 526KViewDownload > > > Live Oak 52nd st 005.jpg > > 463KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
