[OC] The USS Constitution, the oldest naval warship still afloat.SSTF@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world – 483 points – 11 months ago67Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsFun fact about th USS Constitution, the US Navy maintains an entire white oak forest in Indiana just to use in the maintenance of this one ship.That actually is a very fun fact.It's also a trained forest, essentially using bonsai style techniques to form specific branch points and curves that are needed for specific timbers. https://whatsthepont.blog/2018/06/02/planting-oak-trees-to-build-future-ships-churchill-fellowship-post-6/
Fun fact about th USS Constitution, the US Navy maintains an entire white oak forest in Indiana just to use in the maintenance of this one ship.That actually is a very fun fact.It's also a trained forest, essentially using bonsai style techniques to form specific branch points and curves that are needed for specific timbers. https://whatsthepont.blog/2018/06/02/planting-oak-trees-to-build-future-ships-churchill-fellowship-post-6/
That actually is a very fun fact.It's also a trained forest, essentially using bonsai style techniques to form specific branch points and curves that are needed for specific timbers. https://whatsthepont.blog/2018/06/02/planting-oak-trees-to-build-future-ships-churchill-fellowship-post-6/
It's also a trained forest, essentially using bonsai style techniques to form specific branch points and curves that are needed for specific timbers. https://whatsthepont.blog/2018/06/02/planting-oak-trees-to-build-future-ships-churchill-fellowship-post-6/
Fun fact about th USS Constitution, the US Navy maintains an entire white oak forest in Indiana just to use in the maintenance of this one ship.
That actually is a very fun fact.
It's also a trained forest, essentially using bonsai style techniques to form specific branch points and curves that are needed for specific timbers.
https://whatsthepont.blog/2018/06/02/planting-oak-trees-to-build-future-ships-churchill-fellowship-post-6/