There's even documentation for an ancient tree situated below the front porch.

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Walking through my favorite part of campus, past an ancient gnarly tree by the faculty club, I came upon three students playing frisbee.

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In the other direction, a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk heads 300m along the banks of the Pieman River to an ancient Huon pine tree.

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He says his secret to keeping his teeth strong is an ancient ayurvedic technique that involves brushing daily with twigs of a mahogany tree.

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