Cajun
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Posted 1330524927
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http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/28/10533663-florida-woman-charged-with-setting-fire-to-3500-year-old-cypress-tree
I know this has nothing to do with figs, but wow, I can't believe what some people can ruin just for the heck of it. I went see this tree in October and it was amazing! I'm glad I got to see it before it was gone...What a shame...Here are few pics of the tree when I was there last October.
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Wildforager
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Posted 1330534473
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wow, thanks for sharing that story. I just posted it to my facebook page. sadness.....
FMD
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Posted 1330538620
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As a Florida resident, I can repeat this old nugget without getting into trouble...maybe.
"It seems that all the nuts roll down to Florida".
Frank North Florida Figs
Wildforager
1237648107
Posted 1330541306
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Haha, my dad retired to FLA. I've modified the quote....."It seems that all the nuts roll down to Florida.... and drive slow in the left hand lane with their turn signal on". :-)
pitangadiego
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Posted 1330542062
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On the bright side, it wasn't a fig tree. There, now this thread is on topic.
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navillus
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Posted 1330590178
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Yep, another life destroyed by meth. and I'm not talking about the accused. As a footnote efforts are once again being put forth to collect viable DNA from now what remains of the tree. Wilforager we drive slow here because we aint in no hurry and whats a turn signal Ha Ha.:-)
buonnatale2u
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Posted 1330610886
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This is just awful. But your pics are great.
Did she use some kind of fire starter or was it meth lab chemicals? You would think a tree that huge would have a tough time going up like that so quickly.
I would like to know what happens to this person. This is just not any tree and I would hope they would be able to tack on a longer sentence for destruction of a national historical site or something like that?
