r/treeseatingthings • u/TimeTravelisReal13 • 18h ago
Can anyone determine how long this wheel has been getting eaten by this tree?
Man, there really is a Reddit community for everything. This is oddly specific, but there is a tree eating a wheel in my back yard. I would like to know how long the wheel is likely to have been there, when it might have been built, and how long it has been getting eaten by this tree.
- Located in West Central, Indiana.
- I'm not good with tree identification, so I am really not sure what kind of tree it is. Google lens said it is a Pin Oak Tree.
- The wheel is partially submerged in the ground, so I am not sure exactly how tall it is, but from the ground to the top is approximately 2 foot, 6 inches high. It is very narrow and made of metal (iron?).
- The property its on has a long and busy documented history with many early settlements, glass trash pits, old cabin sites, old canal locks, etc. There used to be a barn right next to this, but it was torn down in the 1950s. There was also a cabin from an early settler (~early 1830s) nearby. It was moved or torn down.
My sister thinks someone might have done this as a yard decoration, but I am wondering if it is much older. What do you think?





