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The Cowthorpe oak was photographed in 1904 and appeared to be in good health, though it was heavily propped. [4] The tree died in 1950, apparently having been struck by lightning. [1] [5] At this time it was said to be England's oldest tree. [1] The remains of the tree were removed by Ian Watson as it had become unsafe. [5]
Trees can explode when struck by lightning. [3] [15] [16] [17] The strong electric current is carried mostly by the water-conducting sapwood below the bark, heating it up and boiling the water. The pressure of the steam can make the trunk burst. [3] [17] This happens especially with trees whose trunks are already dying or rotting.
On July 29, 2011, half of the tree fell due to trunk rot from ants after being hit by lightning. [3] [4] [8] [9] News of the event was widely shared, [2] appearing in news outlets in the United Kingdom and India. [10] The tree's fate was uncertain at the time, and officials were pessimistic about its chances of survival, [11] but it was found ...
SEATTLE -- A lightning bolt struck a giant tree in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum Tuesday afternoon and the entire thing exploded. The bark of the tree was literally blow in all directions.
It has been the state champion Bur Oak since 1987. [2] The tree has survived many droughts and floods, including the Great Flood of 1993, when water stood nearly 6.5 ft deep around its trunk. Lightning has struck the tree often, including in October 2020, when a strike lit a fire in the core, burning out a large space inside the tree.
Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday after lightning struck a tree near a home along a golf course that is hosting the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship. The home is just north of the ...
When the tree was nearing 500 years of age, it was struck by lightning; the resulting fire burned slowly through the center and hollowed the tree out. The local Abbot Du Detroit and the village priest, Father Du Cerceau, claimed that the lightning striking and hollowing the tree was an event that had happened with holy purpose.
Huge splinters of wood, roughly 2 feet long, rained down a five-house radius.