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milsurpfarts t1_ivfmbwv wrote

It’s only vaguely related, but I’ve heard a lone tree on a hill growing along fieldstone rock walls between old property lines called a Witness Tree.

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thechexmixer t1_ivfqwou wrote

I’ve also heard “wolf tree” used for a similar concept

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smurphy8536 t1_ivgzhge wrote

I think wolf tree is in the middle of a field not line.

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darcy1805 t1_ivho5nm wrote

Or any tree that grew in full sunlight. You can tell it’s the oldest tree in a young forest because it’s wide with low branches, as opposed to tall and lanky.

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smurphy8536 t1_ivpqg7s wrote

True. I New England where I am it’s cool to find them in the woods and picture how the landscape has changed over the decades.

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