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This reminded me of the fact that the US Navy maintains a forest of trees that are of appropriate size to keep planks for the USS Constitution, the last remaini
by wincy 5y ago
This reminded me of the fact that the US Navy maintains a forest of trees that are of appropriate size to keep planks for the USS Constitution, the last remaining wooden US Navy vessel.
https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/constitution-grove-indiana-navy https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/constitution-grove-...
- mdturnerphys 5y agoSweden planted 300,000 oak trees on a particular island in the 1830s, after the Napoleonic wars, to provide lumber for future naval ships. It takes the trees about 150 years to reach a suitable size, so they were well obsolete for their intended purpose before they were ready. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/visingso-oak-forest https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/visingso-oak-forest