Bark to the Future: 150-Year-Old Pine Trees Reveal Time-Travel Secrets

Tapping into the ecological history of a Central Florida neighborhood

“What is history? An echo of the past in the future; a reflex from the future on the past.” Victor Hugo

A longleaf pine tree lives in my neighbor’s yard. It’s tall, expansive, and it slightly leans toward my backyard as if to show interest in my day-to-day world.

Listening to me chatter at - and sometimes chide - my dogs.

Providing respite on sunny days…