Some species succumb more readily than others. Mass die-offs have happened in several western states in the past few years.
In other news, Pennsylvania MD and CONN all have primaries today. Can Sanders cut in to Hillary’s lead?
Open Thread
Pop Quiz: How many trees are there in the world?
A) 1 billion
B) 500 million
C) 500 billion
D) 3 trillion
E) 50 billion
A car drives through the so-called Chandelier Tree in California’s Underwood Park in the 1930s. An iconic giant, this 315-foot-tall redwood was tunneled out as a novelty during the early days of gas-powered cars.
I remember driving through this tree with my family when I was 12 or 13. We had a great big Dodge van at the time, and the door handles barely missed the sides of the tree tunnel. It was so cool, but I remember thinking that it was too bad that whoever hollowed out that tree had no respect for such a lovely Redwood giant. Thank goodness the tree managed to stay alive.
Check out the other ten sacred and iconic trees, such as the baobab, the dance tree, and the Bohdi tree, at National Geographic.
This is our daily open thread — Enjoy the trees!
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