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SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 12) - Is it an artesian spring, a broken water pipe or an abandoned well? Lucille Pope's red oak tree has gurgled water for about three months, and experts can't seem to get to the root of the problem. Pope, 65, has sought answers from the Texas Forest Service, the Edwards Aquifer Authority and nurseries. They have taken pictures and conducted studies, but none have arrived at a firm answer.
I got a mystery tree, Pope said in Friday editions of the San Antonio-Express News. What kind of mystery do I have where water comes out of a tree?
Her son, Lloyd, 47, discovered water leaking from the tree in April. He said it was cool, like it came from the tap. The only damp spot around the tree trunk is where the water lands.
Mark Peterson, a regional community forester from the Texas Forest Service said he believes it could be a spring, but pointed out that would be rare with the drought conditions this summer.
If it is a burst pipe their monthly bill would be enormous, Peterson said.
Lucille Pope has started to wonder if the water has special properties. Her insurance agent dabbed drops of the water on a spider bite and the welt went away, she said.
I just want to know if it is a healing tree or blessed water, she said. That's God's water. Nobody knows but God.
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I'm a fan of God (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) so I want to believe this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) . Anyways, it was just an interesting ariticle to start my day with, so I hope it will be the same for everyone in Soompi. Leave your comments/thoughts as to the source of this unexplained water gurgling from a tree (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) .
-dOnna*
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Interesting... A leaking tree.
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just cut the tree down, and dig the ground under it.
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Thats pretty cool. Must be God water. Somethings only God knows.
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oh interesting. i want some to heal a cut :/
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just cut the tree down, and dig the ground under it.
& if the water really is god's water & it only comes from the tree .. then wouldnt that be a waste .. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
& if they cut the tree down & finds nothing .. all that work to cut the tree will be wasted too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/phew.gif)
i wouldnt do something so irrational, now
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Erm it's nature. The plant probably got too much water.
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free water. they're lucky ^___^
maybe the tree's leaking though? idunno
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& if the water really is god's water & it only comes from the tree .. then wouldnt that be a waste .. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
i wouldnt do something so irrational, now
what's the big deal
trees can re-grow
if it's really a 'miracle tree', the water wont stop flowing.
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^nahhh, if you strip it's bark it'll die, let alone cutting it.
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I just want to know if it is a healing tree or blessed water, she said. That's God's water. Nobody knows but God.
I like this statement because it sounds true but who knows if it's true or not. It would be amazing if that is blessed water. Only God knows.
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interesting..............
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I saw this in the news two days ago
I thought it was pretty cool
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That's interesting... It'd be even more interesting if the welt from the spider bite went away the instant the water touched it. By the way, how long did it take for the spider bite to go away...
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thats pretty awesome. =D
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Use sonar waves and echo to measure depth?
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The tree is just trying to take a leak... and everybody's staring... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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how handy!
maybe it's yggdrasil from those old european folk tales.
maybe one day, that tree and the ground around it will start floating and become one of those flying island things...
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whether it's god's water or not...that is pretty cool!
thanx for sharing the story
The tree is just trying to take a leak... and everybody's staring... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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Hot Digidy
It's globo warming (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
