Hollowed Out Hope | National Geographic

pick that dirt okay
the men dig deeper making Greg feel
optimistic as they expose more of the
burl I’m amazed because I see this
little girl from the start
dirt coming up to it how deep is she
gonna go yeah now we have this I’m
thinking 2,000 pound burl
I really like that point just getting
nicer nicer
no matter the size if the hole in the
trunk does prove the tree is hollowed
out all their hard work will have been
for nothing
this one looks like it’s ready yeah okay
when I hit it with the truck I’m looking
at one two things if it doesn’t move we
got to dig more if it moves we can snap
it out
Oh Al’s truck and lift 10,000 pounds not
happening but the strength of this tree
is too much for it to handle
did it wiggle at all maybe a half inch
it still seems pretty solid some of
these roots just go down deep and
they’re big and it’s hard to break them
Alan Griggs thousand dollar investment
is still stuck in the ground so they
need to hurry and come up with a plan B