Famous Finnish Ball Tree is no more

[Mike-O]

It's a sad day. One of the most famous trees in Finland just lost its famous ball at its top.

The rest of the tree will probably become depressed and unroot itself within the week.

Glory days:

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How the Great have fallen:

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Rest In Peace, Ball of Tree.

 

[e_strapp]

Sad day I'm sure.

 

[SkiThe603]

that is truly very sad, that was one unique tree. Reminds me of the Old Man on the Mountain.

 

[DubV134]

sonofa bitch

 

[Abc567def]

Normally my balls are at the base of my wood? silly Fins

 

[IanAvery-Leaf]

lol

 

[mowglii]

i am sorry for finlands loss, you are in my thoughts

 

[Mike-O]

I know, it's been there for as long as I can remember, I've driven past it hundreds and hundreds of times, it was a definite waypoint and an eyecatcher.

 

[jblaski]

Maybe it was getting all the other neighborhood trees knocked up, and they had to neuter it.

 

[Mike-O]

Probably all over Finland, being the biggest ball in the whole country, you know how tricky trees can get.

But yeah, 2,5 meters (~8 ft) in diameter.

 

[T0mp3ri]

RIP

 

[The_Big_Tuna]

That's pretty interesting.

 

[NinetyFour]

The hipster of trees.

 

[Jane6]

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[Mike-O]

It was so glorious... *sniff*

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[yuck]

this is almost as upsetting as space bat

 

[jblaski]

Reminds me of this as well:

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/6-famous-trees-killed-human-folly.html

 

[Peter.]

this day will live in infamy

 

[Mike-O]

Looks like some engineers and forestry experts from Lahti are already visioning somehow implanting or attaching the ball back onto the tree! That would be epic.

 

[SgtSteamy]