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In a sad conjunction with the happenings at Immanuel Lutheran, a huge pine tree at the opposite end of the block died this fall - I'm guessing it was some kind of combination of the dry conditions this past summer and pine beetles. They finally took the tree down in the last few weeks. If you get a chance, check out the poignant note someone wrote on the stump when you pass by.

We were trying to figure out the age of the tree (the stump is probably 4' in diameter) by counting the rings. Towards the middle there are wide lighter rings with a wide dark ring, but towards the outer edge there is a wider light ring followed by an extremely narrow dark ring. Is the combination of the two one year or are they each distinct years? It looks like the tree was around 100 years old if it's the combination...

Check it out if you get a chance, and admire the remaining pine tree in the middle of the block which is just as big. Hat tip to the builder/homeowner of that lot who built around the tree.

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We were trying to figure out the age of the tree (the stump is probably 4' in diameter) by counting the rings. Towards the middle there are wide lighter rings with a wide dark ring, but towards the outer edge there is a wider light ring followed by an extremely narrow dark ring. Is the combination of the two one year or are they each distinct years? It looks like the tree was around 100 years old if it's the combination...

You count the entire shade spectrum as one year.

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