Graphed Tree!??

[DHaze]

Natural or manmade graph on oak?

 

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[DHaze]

Axe blaze tree Axehead shape

Only tree in graveyard........

 

[Shortstack]

Oak trees don't have tap roots, but put out their feeders on and just under the surface of the ground. They are fairly fast growers that will grow over and around things such as fence posts and other things that don't move away. I think the roots in the second picture are just growing over the roots of the tree on the right. It looks very interesting, but I don't belive they are results of a graft. Tree grafts done by the Spanish (and anyone else) would be in the crotch of a limb or ON a limb or out of the side of the main trunk when it's young and tender. Root grafts are usually done by cutting the trunk off of a hearty young sapling and grafting the new piece directly on it. The best example of this technique is the hi-bred rose bushes we all buy these days. That's one reason why trying to "root" a cutting from one of those is so hard. The plant is a weak one that is using another's root....from the root head on down (all of 3 or 4 inches.).

Don't know about that graveyard tree. There have been old treasure tales of booty being buried in graveyards with a headstone naming a fictious person. The only way to check THAT out would be to back check every name in the graveyard which would be a really tall job to do. Especially with so many old stones that are either missing or unreadable. That can get irritating, too. One of my other hobbies has been genealogy.......researching my family history. Here's a really good tip for you. Use the cover of being a hobby genealogist when doing any treasure research in a library, courthouse, or museum. Those folks will bend over backwards to help a genealogist, but will stonewall a treasure hunter because all of us treasure hunters are vandals and thieves. LMAO

 

[Clueman]

Hello viewers..............Does the blaze mark on the cem. tree look like an axe head to anyone?

 

[Shortstack]

Hello viewers..............Does the blaze mark on the cem. tree look like an axe head to anyone?

Yes.

 

[Chadeaux]

Ya missed the tomahawk SS. Yeah, Clueman, I see it but it just looks like a shadow.

With the way trees repair their wounds, I wouldn't expect someone to be able to cut a tree that way and it still look crisp after 100 years Clueman.

 

[Shortstack]

Ya missed the tomahawk SS. Yeah, Clueman, I see it but it just looks like a shadow.

With the way trees repair their wounds, I wouldn't expect someone to be able to cut a tree that way and it still look crisp after 100 years Clueman.

Nope. Didn't miss it. The blaze I outlined is the tomahawk / axe. That shadow is cast by a curled up piece of bark which makes it a natural artifact.

 

[billythekidder]

the top circle maybe a creek....bottom cant tell but looks like a 7 3? 5 and some otherstuff lots of graffiti..

 

[DHaze]

@SS Oak trees do have (deep) tap roots other than the Pin oak or northern oak (water oak or as we rednecks call it Piss Oak) which grows in lowland swamps and marshes.
The graph tree is a Red Oak. I believe the blaze tree is Red Oak as well but will have to check photos again. Remember there are hunderds of Oak species and there roots (as well as most trees) all have a tap root. The area in which they grow determines the depth ie rocky hill area are most likely shallow. Giant redwoods in CA shallow roots can go 60 ft from base. Also factor in the enviroment ie wind sun rain etc.
Oh and of course dont forget good ole ma nature, just when you think you got her figured out......WHAM Platapuss. LOL

 

[Shortstack]

All of the oak trees that I've ever seen blown over had no tap roots to speak of. Just a heavy growth of top feeder roots. That's why a lot of people have the oaks that are close to their homes, cut down. To keep them from blowing over on their house. When the ground gets water logged and the high winds come up, such as a wind front coming in before another big rain, the trees will get pealed right over. I've never done any research on the different species, so I'll just take your word for it.