Cool little book of the research and investigation that goes into evaluating trees as potential historic 'marker' trees in the former Comanche territory of Texas. They need to be of the correct age and species and with an estimated growth rate that put them in the correct date range. I'm not sure exactly when that is, the book never seemed to tell, but I guess it's around 1825-1875. And an examination of the scarring and/or wounds on the tree can indicate if it was likely to have been tied down during a formative period.
Very interesting stuff, I must say.
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