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We were touring around Northern Vancouver Island last week and happened upon "The Worlds Largest Burl"in Port McNeil. The funny ting was about a kilometer up the road was another one claiming the same fame. Apparently this one is the winner at 24 tons.



And this was one of the larger Sitkas I saw but did see lots of other beauties. This one was on Malcom Island.


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I'd love to see the inside of that burl!
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Wow! Think of the rosettes you could build with that bad boy!

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Never seen anything like it!


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Sam, you talkin about the one in the picture of the one on Hesh's backside?      WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!  fits both equally!


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Nice trees, burls, and what a family.

Thanks for sharing.

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That last picture looked like a bunch of tree huggers


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That’s unbelievable!

I have to wonder though, how long did it take to grow that big?

I’ll take a guess at, 3000 years!

Anyone else?

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That last picture looked like a bunch of tree huggers


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You must be thinking of some other family. That tree was lucky I was on
holiday and didn't have a chain saw with me.



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Did you, at least, tap it to see if it had a good tone?

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[QUOTE=robertD] That’s unbelievable!

I have to wonder though, how long did it take to grow that big?

I’ll take a guess at, 3000 years!

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That tree was probably 700 - 800 years old. The locals said it was 220 ft.
tall. Although I didn't get to talk to the guy who put the tape measure on it.


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