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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Kiwiruss » Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:59 pm

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%25C4%2581ne_Mahuta

This is one of the biggest kauris we have here, I took my family here about 25 ? Years ago. Still not a patch on your giant cedars?

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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Kiwiruss » Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:01 pm

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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Kiwiruss » Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:02 pm

Ok , it won't open, giggle tane mahuta. You should get it.

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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby OldUsedParts » Mon Mar 27, 2017 6:00 pm

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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Kiwiruss » Mon Mar 27, 2017 6:13 pm

Cheers oup, don't know my links wouldn't open. Love that cedar? Tree you guys have that you used to be able to drive through. Can't remember where I saw that.

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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby OldUsedParts » Mon Mar 27, 2017 6:37 pm

I think you're thinking of the Giant Redwood Cedars out West - - - haven't seen them but they are Magnificent :tup:
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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby bondobill » Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:07 pm

Here Russ's tree

Got a chance to see it while we where down his way


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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Kiwiruss » Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:14 pm

Awesome you got to see the tree , it's massive but not as big as the ones felled last century. Thanks again bill.

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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Tasso-Hunter » Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:35 am

Not beautiful like Texas wildflowers but nice... :D


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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Boots » Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:04 am

Little storm blew up over the Farm here in McKinney a couple of nights ago. Couldn't upload the panoramic, must blow the bandwidth at 3.8 Mgb
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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Sailor Kenshin » Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:58 am

Ooooooooo...... :D
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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby OldUsedParts » Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:10 pm

That's a beautiful flower, Tasso, here's a pic of the redbud tree at our old house in Nix, Texas. Circa 2005 Halfway between Lampassas and Colorado Bend.
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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Tasso-Hunter » Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:25 am

oh that is a very nice tree at full blooming stage ;) ;)
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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby Kiwiruss » Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:30 pm

That's " blooming" loverly.

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Re: Sharing some color with Texas

Postby bondobill » Thu May 18, 2017 10:31 am

Last Sat. Sun set from our deck
Don't remember taking this photo :dont: but it was well after happy hour :lol:
Thinking maybe me wife took it with my phone

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