The Disappearing Giants

[unspeakablehorror]

A while back, a huge tree near where I live was cut down and it just feels like such an enormous loss. That tree was old--I can't imagine all that it must have lived through. And there are fewer trees of any significant age in this world every day. It was almost certainly not the oldest a tree can get, but it was immense and ancient compared to its neighbors. And a lot of the initiatives to grow trees are for fast-growing trees that are fated to live short lives so they can be a 'renewable resource' for the lumber industry.