World's oldest plant is 13,000-year-old oak that survives by cloning itself.
Posted by admin / Under Oak Lawn
A plant that started life during the last Ice Age is still going strong in the arid scrublands of California, scientists revealed today. Researchers believe the Jurupa Oak has been around for 13,000 years, making it the oldest living plant in the world. The oak is made up of a community of cloned bushes and scientists believe it has managed to survive the extreme effects of climate change by regenerating.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 05:40:10 AM
Ancient Tree (Almost) Older Than Dirt [ 5,000 to 30,000 years old ]
Posted by admin / Under Oak Lawn
The entire grove of trunks is in fact one plant, a newly discovered Palmer's oak (Quercus palmeri) that researchers estimate is over 13,000 years old, making it one of the oldest plants on Earth... none of its 70 stems get more than a few feet tall, and it grows in a boulder pile that doubles as shelter from the area's buffeting winds. At first glance, the scientists thought it was an isolated grove of trees, but something didn't add up: None of them produced fertile acorns, so the plants couldn't reproduce... Genetic analysis confirmed their suspicion. Each of the 70...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 05:40:10 AM
SoCal Freepers -- FREEPER special Patrick Henry Dinner Saturday Night in Oak Glen
Posted by admin / Under Oak Lawn
Southern California Freepers: The owners of Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, California asked me to extend this special dinner & liberty offer for those of you looking to do something fun, educational, and inspirational tomorrow night. The Rileys have built the beginnings of a colonial township in Oak Glen (near Yucaipa and Redlands) and they are beginning a new program called "An Evening with Patrick Henry." You get live colonial music, a colonial dinner, and Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty" speech, performed by colonial re-enactors. It all takes place in a farm tavern, re-recreating an 18th century candle lit public...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 05:40:10 AM
OAK TREE
Posted by admin / Under Oak Lawn
Sunday afternoon, under my Oak tree. Tufted Titmouse, and a Cardinal.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 05:40:10 AM
Oakland Airport Outrage (Marines not allowed in the terminal)
Posted by admin / Under Oak Lawn
"On September 27, 204 Marines and soldiers who were returning from Iraq were not allowed into the passenger terminal at Oakland International Airport. Instead they had to deplane about 400 yards away from the terminal where the extra baggage trailers were located." This was not a security measure. After going through super-tight security, checking for contraband, ammunition and explosives in Kuwait, the soldiers and Marines had been allowed in the terminal building in Germany and at JFK in New York. But on the far-left coast they were quarantined from civilians.
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 05:40:10 AM
Oakland Airport apologizes to troops
Posted by admin / Under Oak Lawn
OAKLAND -- Oakland International Airport officials apologized for prohibiting a planeload of U.S. troops, just back from Iraq, from entering the passenger terminal during a layover Thursday, prompting conservative pundits and bloggers to hold up the incident as an example of the "Left Coast" dishonoring soldiers. "We apologize, I apologize to any members of the military that were on this flight and may have experienced some discomfort or perception of disrespect," said Omar Benjamin, executive director of the Port of Oakland, which operates the airport. "There was no disrespect intended" when North American Airlines Flight 1777 was directed to wait...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 05:40:10 AM
Airport found legitimate in troop treatment (OAK denies returning troops access to food, bathrooms)
Posted by admin / Under Oak Lawn
By Audrey Hudson - The Oakland International Airport did not break any laws or regulations when it denied 200 Marines and soldiers access to the passenger terminal during a layover last year from Iraq to the troops' home base in Hawaii, the Transportation Department says. Calvin L. Scovell III, the department's inspector general, blamed the mix-up on security concerns and a communication failure between the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department. The contract to allow military layovers at the California airport "did not require that military personnel have access to the airport terminal; it only required that military personnel...
Published on Friday 30th of July 2010 05:40:10 AM
"Do not hold everything as gold that shines like gold."
This Day In History
Baltimore: port town and industrial center was founded (1729)
Share this!