The Ancient Pecan of Santa Rosa
Towering above Santa Rosa and visible for miles around, being
twice the height of the surrounding trees and other vegetation, is the mighty Ancient
Pecan. Pecan trees are native to Prince George
County and were cultivated by the Indians long before the English settlers arrived,
but are still rather rare, since the abundant squirrels love to eat not only
the Pecan nuts, but also devour the Pecan seedlings greedily. The trunk of the Ancient
Pecan of Santa Rosa measures 24 feet in circumference. The Ancient Pecan of Santa Rosa is at least
350 years old, arguably the oldest living Pecan tree in Virginia. The long vertical scar on the east facing
side of the tree, a scar possibly caused by a past lightning strike, has been
the home of a colony of wild honey bees…could Pooh get his paw in there to
scoop out the honey?
“Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.”-Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life of the Bee
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