Comments on: A few of our favorite trees http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:43:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gary http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812/comment-page-1#comment-64903 Gary Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:45:27 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812#comment-64903 my last name is trees. HA! my last name is trees. HA!

]]> By: lady macbeth http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812/comment-page-1#comment-64868 lady macbeth Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:51:35 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812#comment-64868 in duxbury ma, at the tree of knowledge corner there is a gravestone like marker stating Tree of Knowledge 1774-1845 mail box on oak tree for post riders and stages between Plymouth and Boston the tree is long gone, but supposedly there is a curse on the town, that if this spot isn't commemorated, the tree will have it's vengeance... i have a picture of it on my flickr flickr.com/photos/thecobra/2025765871/in/set-72157602950237045/ in duxbury ma, at the tree of knowledge corner there is a gravestone like marker stating

Tree of Knowledge
1774-1845
mail box on oak tree for post riders and stages between Plymouth and Boston

the tree is long gone, but supposedly there is a curse on the town, that if this spot isn’t commemorated, the tree will have it’s vengeance…

i have a picture of it on my flickr
flickr.com/photos/thecobra/2025765871/in/set-72157602950237045/

]]> By: Deborah Tegarden http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812/comment-page-1#comment-9843 Deborah Tegarden Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:58:51 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812#comment-9843 The brave General Mercer died beneath a noble oak tree, on the march from the Battle of Trenton to the Battle of Princeton (January, 1777). Recently, this tree (the Mercer Oak) gave up, but a grafted shoot has been planted in the same spot. A noble tree, a good man, a crucial moment in history. The brave General Mercer died beneath a noble oak tree, on the march from the Battle of Trenton to the Battle of Princeton (January, 1777). Recently, this tree (the Mercer Oak) gave up, but a grafted shoot has been planted in the same spot. A noble tree, a good man, a crucial moment in history.

]]> By: Aimee http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812/comment-page-1#comment-9483 Aimee Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:21:11 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812#comment-9483 Wow, I really messed that one up! Here in the boondocks of Indiana, we have what is known as the Shoe Tree. It is at an intersection and it has progressed to more than one tree. The idea is to find a pair of shoes and throw them on the tree. It is odd and looks rather spooky at night. Wow, I really messed that one up!

Here in the boondocks of Indiana, we have what is known as the Shoe Tree. It is at an intersection and it has progressed to more than one tree. The idea is to find a pair of shoes and throw them on the tree. It is odd and looks rather spooky at night.

]]> By: Aimee http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812/comment-page-1#comment-9482 Aimee Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:19:56 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812#comment-9482 Here in the boondocks on Indiana, we have what is known as the Shoe Tree. It is at an intersection and it had progressed to more than one tree. The idea is to find a pair of shoes and through them on the tree. It is odd and looks rather spooky at night. Here in the boondocks on Indiana, we have what is known as the Shoe Tree. It is at an intersection and it had progressed to more than one tree. The idea is to find a pair of shoes and through them on the tree. It is odd and looks rather spooky at night.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812/comment-page-1#comment-9448 Cathy Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:39:47 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4812#comment-9448 Our town is notable for The Tree That Owns Itself. Legend has it that the owner of the property that the original Tree grew on was so fond of it that he deeded five feet or so surrounding it each way to the Tree. The original Tree died, but one of its offspring still occupies the land. The street that the Tree grows beside is still cobblestone because the county is forbidden from hurting the Tree from road construction. The residents of the neighborhood don't seem to mind, since it keeps through traffic out of their quiet area. Our town is notable for The Tree That Owns Itself. Legend has it that the owner of the property that the original Tree grew on was so fond of it that he deeded five feet or so surrounding it each way to the Tree. The original Tree died, but one of its offspring still occupies the land. The street that the Tree grows beside is still cobblestone because the county is forbidden from hurting the Tree from road construction. The residents of the neighborhood don’t seem to mind, since it keeps through traffic out of their quiet area.

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