Re: Jukes Tree

Large Ponderosa Pine trees live 500 years or more. A tree less than 150 years old will have black looking bark. See [www.nps.gov]

In the 1908 Photo of the current Juke's tree, the tree was mature and probably at least 200 years old then. 106 years have passed since 1908, so I would say that Juke's Tree is at least 300 years old, possibly older.

The oldest known living Ponderisa Pine is 950 years old see: [fs.usda.gov]


I would discourage anyone from coring the tree to count the rings, as that might damage the tree and it could cause it to become diseased and eventually die.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2014 01:35PM by guymonmd.