I want it but.

[ohlongarm]

This monster of an oak measures almost 18 feet in circumference at its base, located on a friends farm,he said I can have it but must arrange to take it down and haul it away. Logistically not possible he's 40 miles one way from my location. The tree will have to eventually come down as he needs the space for a future barn he'll be building.

 

[Thistle]

"I think we're gonna need a bigger boat!!"

Has he checked with your State DNR what the biggest White Oak is? He just might have a State record.



http://www.americanforests.org/our-programs/bigtree/

 

[basod]

It might be 18" at the base/root structure. The champion tree program measures at 4' from the upward side of the hill.
Still a big tree

 

[ScotO]

Wow that is a monster.....if I was closer I'd help ya take it down!! How close is it in relation to structures, how tall is it? Other pics of the top and a distance shot would help as far as getting an idea on how big it really is....

 

[BrotherBart]

Be sure to be there with a lawn chair and a beer at a safe distance to watch somebody else take it down. And a camera of course.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

That would be a fun tree to cut up!

 

[bogydave]

If the tree is solid, he may be able to get a local saw mill to take it.
Some value in white oak lumber. May do it free or even buy the tree.

 

[ScotO]

If the tree is solid, he may be able to get a local saw mill to take it.
Some value in white oak lumber. May do it free or even buy the tree.

I would be amazed if that free didn't have internal issues. Most oaks that size that I have seen were hollow inside. I'm not saying that this one is hollow, but it would surprise me if it wasn't. I wanna see pics of the whole tree, up close and also from a distance. Any dead branches or hollows up the tree could help us see what condition the trunk may be in.