The Hollow Tree

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PEOPLE IN OR BY DISTINCTIVE TREES
This is a photo taken c.1912, probably in Michigan. A sad reminder of the massive, ancient trees that were once common throughout the country.
Several years ago when we replaced the shingles on our 1870s house, we found the underneath framing had boards that were incredibly wide - certainly cut from local trees - meaning that our surrounding mountains also had giants like these. Although we have far more forest than we did at the turn of the century, most of it is now third growth forest.