Cat-face scar on a big old pine. A reminder of the turpentine industry in FL. Look around the base and see if there are and bits of the old pottery hurdy cups. These pines are getting scarce!
Yes Elaine, A catface carved onto a pine for the collection of sap to make turpentine. I have some of the complete pots from the first piece of real estate I ever bought. They were still hanging on the tree.
Thanks for this. Turpentine harvesting was one of the big industries in the Okefenokee Swamp. But these trees are much more susceptible to fire after they lose their bark over the catface. So, as far as I could find out, there were no remaining trees in the National Wildlife Refuge. So at least I can see a tree through your eyes.
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Not sure. It looks like a big old pine.
Longleaf pine?
Cat-face scar on a big old pine. A reminder of the turpentine industry in FL. Look around the base and see if there are and bits of the old pottery hurdy cups. These pines are getting scarce!
I was going to guess a lightening strike, but old Terp farming makes sense too.
Yes Elaine,
A catface carved onto a pine for the collection of sap to make turpentine.
I have some of the complete pots from the first piece of real estate I ever bought. They were still hanging on the tree.
This is completely foreign territory to me. Thanks for the edification! You're in a different world, my friend.
Ok, I give up, you tell me.
Thanks for this. Turpentine harvesting was one of the big industries in the Okefenokee Swamp. But these trees are much more susceptible to fire after they lose their bark over the catface. So, as far as I could find out, there were no remaining trees in the National Wildlife Refuge. So at least I can see a tree through your eyes.
Very interesting. I had no clue, and I love learning something new!
Thanks for the insight. I was going guess lightning strike as well. I love reading your blog for the small things like this. Keep it up!
That is so interesting! My great grand uncle was in the turpentine industry. His name is mentioned in this document:
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00047910/00117/3j
(Sorry, it's been a while, and I'm not right sure I remember the HTML code for links).
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