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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That actually is a very fun fact.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's also a trained forest, essentially using bonsai style techniques to form specific branch points and curves that are needed for specific timbers.