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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Aug 5, 2022, 03:54 PM Aug 2022

This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500?

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This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500?

By Juliet Eilperin
Photos and video by Salwan Georges
Dec. 30, 2021

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TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, Alaska — The Sitka spruce soaring more than 180 feet skyward has stood on this spot on Prince of Wales Island for centuries. While fierce winds have contorted the towering trunks of its neighbors, the spruce’s trunk is ramrod straight. Standing apart from the rest of the canopy, it ascends to the height of a 17-story building.

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This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500? (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 OP
Yea, but the money.... Chainfire Aug 2022 #1
Won't being in a national forest help its survival? Karadeniz Aug 2022 #2
National forests are not national parks. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 #3
Thank you for sharing this. I can't read it otherwise. love_katz Aug 2022 #4
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