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Famous Finnish Ball Tree is no more

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Mike-O
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It's a sad day. One of the most famous trees in Finland just lost its famous ball at its top.

The rest of the tree will probably become depressed and unroot itself within the week.

Glory days:
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How the Great have fallen:
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Rest In Peace, Ball of Tree.
Apr 10 2012 5:22PM 0 0
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e_strapp
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Sad day I'm sure.
Apr 10 2012 5:23PM 0 0
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SkiThe603
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that is truly very sad, that was one unique tree. Reminds me of the Old Man on the Mountain.
Apr 10 2012 5:24PM 0 0
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DubV134
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sonofa bitch
Apr 10 2012 5:24PM 0 0
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steezeeepolizeee
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Normally my balls are at the base of my wood? silly Fins
Apr 10 2012 5:25PM 0 0
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IanAvery-Leaf
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lol
Apr 10 2012 5:25PM 0 0
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mowglii
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i am sorry for finlands loss, you are in my thoughts
Apr 10 2012 5:26PM 0 0
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Mike-O
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I know, it's been there for as long as I can remember, I've driven past it hundreds and hundreds of times, it was a definite waypoint and an eyecatcher.
Apr 10 2012 5:54PM 0 0
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jblaski
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Maybe it was getting all the other neighborhood trees knocked up, and they had to neuter it.
Apr 10 2012 6:04PM 0 0
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Mike-O
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Probably all over Finland, being the biggest ball in the whole country, you know how tricky trees can get.

But yeah, 2,5 meters (~8 ft) in diameter.
Apr 10 2012 6:12PM 0 0
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T0mp3ri
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RIP
Apr 10 2012 6:14PM 0 0
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The_Big_Tuna
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That's pretty interesting.
Apr 10 2012 6:16PM 0 0
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NinetyFour
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The hipster of trees.
Apr 10 2012 6:19PM 0 0
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Jane6
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Apr 10 2012 6:31PM 0 0
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Mike-O
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It was so glorious... *sniff*

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Apr 10 2012 6:42PM 0 0
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yuck
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this is almost as upsetting as space bat
Apr 10 2012 7:16PM 0 0
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jblaski
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Reminds me of this as well:
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/6-famous-trees-killed-human-folly.html
Apr 10 2012 7:21PM 0 0
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Peter.
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this day will live in infamy
Apr 10 2012 8:58PM 0 0
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Mike-O
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Looks like some engineers and forestry experts from Lahti are already visioning somehow implanting or attaching the ball back onto the tree! That would be epic.
Apr 11 2012 2:22PM 0 0
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SgtSteamy
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Apr 11 2012 2:56PM 0 0
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