Thirty five years ago an old timber buyer from another state stopped by to see if I wanted to sell any trees. I didn't. But I had some white oaks near the house and I said these are probably 200 years old and he said they are closer to 250. So those trees would be approaching 300 now. But here is a white oak that was always much bigger, and if he was right, then this tree must be in the 400 year range. The walking pole is just shy of 4 feet long I'm using to give a prospective. This woods is only 8 1/2 acres and is full of large trees. It has probably never been cut. You can imagine the Indians that walked by this tree when it was young.
