That's super cool to know that bit of information, makes total sense too, this whole area has been logged around me here, today's video was only a small portion of the woods here too, I'm sure there are a lot more. So cool to know this, I will make that info apart of part two with a shout out for you two! Thanks Charlie and Liz. That's so true about seeing more, two of those today I didn't know about and found on my hike to find the last one, lol. This comment really makes me so excited to go out again! You two seriously rock!

@@CityRockhounding Native history is fascinating, so hearing about the history in your little spot in the world is really cool to hear. Thanks for sharing it and keeping stories going that could get lost.

@The Adventure Closet Right, totally agree! I was out rockhounding today and found another bent tree tree, this one is going to be close in age, I need to go back there and measure it! Best guess between 150-200 year old tree, with the right bend to it! So maybe, logging was only here 100 years ago when my town started in the early 1900s

@@CityRockhounding that's exciting. I bet it is one. So cool!

@The Adventure Closet and it's right next to a valley in the middle of the woods, looks like an it's pointing straight north at what used to be a pond, or even past that the big lake I live off of!

Thanks Will, I really appreciate you saying that buddy! I totally agree, nature is the best and I enjoy seeing it all over the world! This world is special! I really enjoy seeing your back woods too on the creek!

Thank you, I really appreciate you saying that and for taking the time to watch.

Thank you so much LSC, I really appreciate you watching and saying this my friend!

Thanks Wil, I really appreciate you watching and saying this my friend!

Thank you Mt At, so very much, I really appreciate it so much, I really enjoyed making this video this morning. Taking everything I've learned and using it out there wad exciting. Even if they aren't native, it's still a really fun experience. I really appreciate you watching and saying this, it means a lot.

Maybe 6.5 or 6.75 flat footed no shoes, long coal black hair

That's cool your son is thst tall too, I really enjoyed taking something new I learned and using it out in nature, I was excited and still am. Yeah using the circumference of a tree to find out the diameter, then times that by the growth factor number gives you the age based on the type of trees. I can't wait to do this again! I have a new passion, I can't stop aging trees now bent or not, lol. I really appreciate you saying this Melinda, it means a lot Sis!

Lol thanks Greg, I find it very interesting and I'm already learning mote to share next time, which will be soon here. Thank for watching and saying this Greg!

Aww thank you Lisa. I was super excited this morning, it was awesome to take something new I've learned and use it in the field! It was peaceful too. Also these trees are around my place, I feel like there had to be more by the big lakes further back and also over by the wetlands too. Have so much land to cover now for the next one, but I'm excited to walk it vs taking thw railroad down and my bike that broke that one day lol. There's one tree over by Lily's friends house which is definitely bent rather right way, and also super old too, so I can't wait to share that one. I oh most slammed the breaks the day I picked up Lily, lol. Next time I will stop and film it. I have a feeling there will be more than one more video. Aging thw trees is now something I can stop doing even with other trees I seen now. Thank you so much Lisa! Charlie and Liz just told me too that the logging industry also used this technique, so that's super cool to know. The woods all around me have been logged, my town was built because of the logging companies here.

@@CityRockhounding Thats amazing and good information to know. It will definitely help you to figure out the historical from the more recent ones!

....the stone at 11:33 has two elephants and a bird on it

@RLJ at frogpond school thank you so much for this wonderful comment, it really made my day, thanks for the inspiration to keep going! Wow that's so cool, I see it now. Never noticed that before!

💕💕💕

Thank you so very much Cherry. It was super fun taking something I just learned and bringing it out in thw field/nature. It was so much fun and I really can't wait for the next trip! You a re really looking for a tree and is bigger than 24inches in diameter and it's going to be old enough to be native, maybe one day here, I believe the one by Lily's friends house has one and its older for sure.

My pleasure Kyla, it was fun to take something I learned and use it out there in nature. I'm glad I released this video because I've already learned more too for the next one. Thank you Kyla, so so much!

That's super cool, I love old trees, they've seen so many things throughout their life, a lot of history. I always wondered what the world look like back then. Thank you so much Amy, I really appreciate you watching and saying this.

Oh what a great idea Heather, I really appreciate you saying that. Going to start looking into those maps, smart! That's a cool interest to be into, history is special, I would love to see how things looked back than.

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch my video, I really appreciate that and for saying this. I definitely want to make more of these types of videos, I have seen a few more examples here, but I've been hoping to find one that's a really good one and aged right too. Thanks again and hope you have a great day!

Good to know, I really appreciate that tip. I will definitely keep my eye out for boulders!

The more research I've done the more I'm seeing that too, so true! Doesn't take much to cause a bent tree, so many different ways it could happen. Thanks Squirrel, I really appreciate you watching and saying this all!

It is a more Northern thing so definitely take a look and see. Diameter x the growth factor will tell you how old, worth checking out at least. Super interesting when you see one too

@City Rockhounding So I can't just cut the tree down and count the rings? Haha jk would never do that.

@Oregon Rocks I did use my trees around my house that we had cut down because they were going to fall on our house at some point, used those to test my math and it's was accurate within a few years/rings, that made me so excited to use this out in the field!

@@CityRockhounding That's awesome, and did I hear that you are 6 foot 4 in your video?

Core samples is very interesting. The more I'm learning the more fun part two will be. Right after I made this video I thought about that as I was watching it, that the base is way bigger than the injured portion was oh most wondering if I can figure out a common number if I test a few trees, measured at the ground and at the four foot mark, and see if it's around the same for each tree. That way I can just measure the bottom a few inches up above root ball where it flares out. Even so the bottom could be too big because it was building up more due to the injury. So a core sample is smart, I'm going to have to learn how to do that and test a tree smaller tree.

That's super cool and I really appreciate you saying this all and letting me know, that's so cool. I have a bunch to learn, thanks for the inspiration and help.

Thank you so very much Indus, I really appreciate you watching and saying this!

Good call there, for size reference, smart man you are Don!

@@CityRockhounding I'm so brite my Dad called me SON.

@365 HEADHUNTER hahaha, where do you come up with this, you always have one ready!

Very true, I appreciate all the comments! Thanks my friend!

Thank you so much Jhon!

Thank you so very much Angelo, I really appreciate you saying this my friend!

That's very interesting to know, how cool. Sad that there are so few left.

Yeah, I've been bending trees and plants for years now and didn't know why these older trees were bent until I randomly saw a video on it and the natives using them for markers. I just started learning about this topic but I'm hooked now, especially since I keep finding more, and they are older than these.

That makes a lot of sense, really cool info there, I will have to look into that, never thought about that! Thank you for saying this and for watching!

Very cool, good to know, thank you so much!

Thanks very good to know that about the white oak! Most od these are oak trees, just not sure what kind of oak they are!

That's smart, good idea, I appreciate your help, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@@CityRockhounding I just recently have gotten one. As you count the rings you'll be able to see the years of good growth and the years of not so good growth

@timallen6931 that's awesome, good to know, I appreciate that. I hear that it's not bad for the tree either, is that correct.

@@CityRockhounding that's what I've been lead to believe

@timallen6931 cool, thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to chat with me!

It's definitely possible, those typically happen from other trees falling and hitting that one causing it to bend or break and they heal themselves over time. To my understanding the natives bent them close to the ground so they could be either tied down until they start growing that way, makes for an easier marker to see as your exploring through the woods. But then again you never really know, could be! Thank you so much for saying this and for watching l, I really appreciate you taking the time, have a great day!

Good to know, I appreciate you saying this and for your help, thank you!

That's super cool, I'm learning that a bunch of them occur naturally from other trees falling on them.

I really appreciate you saying this all, thanks for sharing your knowledge, I'm still learning! Thanks for your help!

Good to know, I appreciate your help here, still learning.

Thank you for saying that, I have a ton of research I need to do here, learning and growing.

I was sharing information about it and how to figure it out, which is why I state at each tree I seen here wasn't old enough. And actually in MI there are marker trees still around, they don't have to be a 1,000 years old, only a couple hundred years old. But I appreciate you option though!

I agree, no worries, which is also why I said that each one I found wasn't one, but would be cool to find one around still. I appreciate you watching and commenting!