Gleaning Facebook: Big Ol' Osage Orange

Our church has recently purchased the neighboring campus of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, including this beautiful monster tree. I think it is a very large Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera). I asked Sheila to pose with it to give some perspective. It is a big ol’ tree, and quite a handsome one. I wonder if it might be in the running for state champion. 

Richard T. Ware

 Didn't you tell me about this tree one time? Have you ever measured it?

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Andy Woodworth

I have noticed this tree for a while, and only recently gave it a close enough look to attempt identification - I thought it was an Osage Orange, but told myself it was too big! It is a whopper!

Lynne Crothers Williams

There might be some oaks in Savannah that would also be in contention.

Terrell Shaw

I found a listing for an Osage Orange in Atlanta that measures 15 ft in circumference at breast height. Somebody go measure this one.

Lynne Crothers Williams

Majestic Oak in Savannah

Dimensions (as of 7/2009):

27’ 8” Girth (circumference) measured at 4′ from the ground

165’ 7” Longest distance of branches from tip to tip

300-500 Approximate age in years. 

Larry Madden

There have been quite a number of visits over the years by "town dogs" that have nurtured this tree no doubt.

Rhonda Ingram Bramlette

Both subjects in this picture are beautiful! 

Joan Shaw Turrentine

I took a picture of that monstrous trunk a few weeks ago, but I didn't include anything for scale; so the tree was unimpressive in my picture.

Michael J. Burton

Lot bigger than mine in Booger holloe

MaryAnn Blankenship Turner

Any word on this tree's circumference yet?

Terrell Shaw

Maybe I'll walk over and measure it tomorrow. 

Weyland Billingsley

You could make a lot of bows from that.

Terrell Shaw

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/trees/?c=59508&a=424017

Joan Shaw Turrentine

That's a mighty good-looking perspective-marker you used for the pic - she's a good complement for the tree.

Sharlette Denise Holcomb

Beautiful!

Terrell Shaw

Here are the co-champion Osage Orange trees of Georgia. Ours is no slouch.

http://www.gfc.state.ga.us/.../champion.../list/Search.cfm

Michael J. Burton

Dense bright yellow wood favored for making bows

 Richard T. Ware

Terrell Shaw

, yes we measured it a few years ago and at the time it wasn't big enough to beat out the state champion. I may be able to look the measurement up, I'll let you know. It is a "whopper" though!

Gleaning Facebook: My 2008 Stars Graduate

I missed seeing so many of my kids afterwards! But what a treat to see the ones I did see and hear their plans. Allie Phillips (Valedictorian & Star Student!)

Clancy Loorham

Allie

Aiden again

Lake is a seventh grader!

Dakota Riedel

Morgan Andrews

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Luke Andrews
Thank you Mr Greatest Science Teacher Ever for all you have done for our crew over the years!

Terrell
Thanks, Luke. Those Andrews kids obviously got their smarts (and looks) from you.... since Dawn still has hers!

Margaret Ashton

Aiden Loorham

Dylan Buffington

Rosa Kuss

 Rod Selman

Two of the three Farmer boys. Jacob & Caleb.

Karleigh and Kaitlyn Jones

Fatima Waseem (Valedictorian)
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Jaki Day
We got to share Fatima...what a great group of students. Congratulations!

Ethan Riggs

Spent more time than I should trying to retrieve pics from 2007 and 2008 off an old defunct iMac. Here are a few of them…

We started the year with our "Brown Bag" reports given from the parapets of the Castle.

On the first week of school we found this fellow. He is the only venomous snake I've ever seen a AES. The kids did me proud by treating him with respect AND caution without panic. We took pics and watched him till he crawled off into the leaves and disappeared.

The Critchlows waiting with us at Barnes & Noble for which ever of thje Potter books was released in 2007.

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Margaret Iva Ashton

I was there too! 

Christina Reid

Tayler I REMEMBER
THAT SHIRT

I don't remember why I had George on a desk... It's a wonder I was never sued! 

I had many hats available for indoor recess dress-up... Rachael.

Kaelan will wear the real thing - in blue - tonight.

At the base of our bluff many trees were laid low by an ice storm at some point.

Rosa Kuss

Rachael Evans again...

From Mr. Shaw's Weblog--

I tried to keep up a classroom webpage for 2007-2008. These are from Mr. Shaw’s Weblog 2008. Lori Starkey became my student teacher. Page 1

Gleaning Facebook: Pneumono...

 From Keith M. Padgett's Facebook:

Terrell Shaw this is still my favorite word to spell to people.

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Terrell Shaw

For a decade or more EVERY student in my classes learned to spell the "longest word in Webster's Third." I always opened that Monday by announcing good news and bad news: Good - only one word on the spelling list this week. Bad - it's the longest word in the dictionary, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

I think it was the year that you were in my class that I had a student with average or above mental abilities in other areas but a severe disability concerning reading and writing. I allowed him to spell the word orally. I was so proud for him when he did that.

Lake Mama

That is why you were an awesome teacher.

Eric Stafford

I remember Zack Gibson teaching me this word when he was in 4th grade and I only in 3rd. We were at our sitter's house. He had learned it in your class, Terrell Shaw. So when I got to be in your homeroom and it came that point in time, I had already knew the word.