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>> The 1400-year-old Armstrong tree > The bare fact that a tree is 1400 years old is pretty strong evidence that it's unlikely to be harmed by a fire. For fir
by mehrdadn 6y ago
>> The 1400-year-old Armstrong tree
> The bare fact that a tree is 1400 years old is pretty strong evidence that it's unlikely to be harmed by a fire.
For fires the likes of which they've experienced in their lifetimes, perhaps. Hard to know otherwise:
"What is remarkable about the CZU fire is this is a coastal fire, primarily along the the coast near the Santa Cruz mountains... in forests, a lot of redwoods, that have simply never seen forest fires... we are dealing with different climate conditions that are precipitating in fires the likes of which we haven't seen in modern recorded history in dense forests that are well-covered and have been historically immune from significant fires."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiyG9JXNspk&t=9m28s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiyG9JXNspk&t=9m28s
- thaumasiotes 6y agoYou are aware that modern recorded history in California goes back much, much less than 1400 years?
- mehrdadn 6y agoDepends what he means by "modern recorded history", but yes, I'm aware of basic history, thank you very much. What I was saying was that it is not at all obvious whether they have actually experienced such fires before or not; it seems possible they haven't.
- saalweachter 6y agoRecorded by humans. Tree rings are also a record of history.
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- dnautics 6y agoHave you ever been to a redwood Grove? Even on the coasts, All of the oldest trees have burnt out cores and are doing fine.