How did this tree turn to stone?

In todays video i share a small secret hidden away in a town called Stanhope which is found in the North Pennines in England. This tree turned to stone a long time ago!

[@burningchrome70]

I've only read about these trees and seen artist's drawings. You're the 1st person to say "Hey!! Here it is, take a look!". That's awesome, thank you.

[@jackasnacks]

That's cool Spark glad i can share it with you :)

[@KAking89]

I came for the strid but stayed for things like that. I mean, again woow what an piece of history, which makes you feel humble towards nature and time. Jack thanks for amazing me again ;) keep up your enthusiasm for nature my man, that is what i think people love to see, at least i do so ;) Nobody needs another clickseeking soulless channel about nature sights ;D so as long as you keep your spirit up and show us stuff that you are amazed about too, you have a loyal german fan ;D Many blessings jack :)

[@jackasnacks]

Thanks for the kind words KAking i love seeing comments like this. Really helps with motivation as sometimes there is an occasional comment that makes me wonder why i do it lol but i know i just need to ignore the haters! :D

[@John-do6bd]

@@jackasnacks you seem like such a nice and genuine guy, you deserve all the subs-and then some

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

@@jackasnacks definitely ignore the haters, they get off in pulling people down. 'It is not necessary to blow another man's candle out to make your own shine brighter' but the trolls and keyboard warriors seem to thrive on their vitriolic rhetoric. But even me stating this gives them reward so I won't say anymore. But yes, I too saw the Strid post high up on my feed when your post exploded But before the local papers picked you up. I'm thankful for that. Whilst the Strid posts interest me your other videos have gripped me and kept me here. Your winning formula is your diversity and like you say there is only so many Strid videos you can make. Keep going and keep filming it your way. Don't change, just be you. That's what attracted me to your posts and what keeps me coming back. Thanks for the vid.

[@magyarbrit5631]

Now living in Hungary it is wonderful to hear your accent. I reminds me of home. Thanks for a lovely video.

[@jackasnacks]

Thats so nice to hear Magyar, home is always waiting for you! :)

[@kempokiai]

Something as simple as following a man's interests in life and sharing his perspective can be so relaxing and interesting. Thanks again Jack!

[@KAking89]

Your comment hit's the nail buddy 👏 That is what YT should be about. Unfortenately mostly people with no perspective and selfish interests, share their lives with us on the tube 👎 so yeah, thanks again Jack for the different approach ;D

[@sorbabaric1]

Found you on the Strid. Stayed for a tree. Thanks for a pleasurable break this evening.

[@jackasnacks]

Sorba! Thank you :) Awesome to see you on another video cheers!

[@gongasssss3964]

Your videos are very interesting man. I'm really happy that your channel is growing, you deserve the success. Please continue sharing culture with us, KZbin needs more people like you 👍

[@timthompson4905]

Greetings from Ohio In the USA. Loving the historical facts you include in your videos!! I know you've gotten quite the bump in subscribers and viewership as of late. This my good sir, is WELL DESERVED! Keep up the great work Jack.

[@arne6647]

almost 10k subscribers!! There's a gold mine of small British youtubers that show off local history / interesting things. Martin Zero, Bee here now, Paul & Rebecca Whitewick, Tom Scott of course. You could definitely do something similar. short 5-10min documentaries are so much more interesting than reaction videos! I'm here to stay because this is an absolute gem of a channel

[@eastwoodsadventures]

Thats deffo being added to my list of things to see whilst exploring in our camper. Only done a little of the North pennines so far..... its a beautiful area. And not too far for a weekend away from Lancashire.

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

That puts the Human Race into perspective. As Bill & Ted said 'we are a grain of sand in the hourglass of time'. God I'm quoting films now lol. Great video. Just love the snippets of History you give us all.

[@shamiemcguire1588]

Remarkable. Very interesting. Depth of the Strid also good docu. Your also a very engaging and pleasant narrator Jack. Very enjoyable and I hope you gain many more subscriptions. All the best from Ireland 👌👍🌟🇮🇪

[@jackasnacks]

Nice one Shamie, appreciate the kind words. Got any hidden gems you know of in Ireland thats worth a google? Theres just no way i would learn about what people have found if i dont ask so i hope you dont mind me asking :D

[@charliefarleyba8940]

Wonderfully fascinating and intriguing Jack! I had no clue about these trees. I enjoy not only the gems you uncover for us on your channel, but also the educational comments from folks seemingly all around the globe. Riveting stuff, love it!!

[@whynot8701]

i came for the strid and stayed for everything else. i love this content

[@MeowVicious]

This is fabulous! Thanks so much from Maryland USA

[@TheKing-hb4yy]

That's freaking awesome dude. I love stuff like this. Thanks for sharing this video man. Can't wait to see more amigo.

[@hannahbrown2728]

The algorithm has been doing me a lot of favors by showing me so many interesting people, thanks for the video!

[@lindafirth1562]

Jack, you are smashing these quick snippet films - top notch filming to go with such an odd an interesting narrative, and I love the accent.

[@esmewitch]

Lovely to see this. I used to work the top end of Weardale, and passed through Stanhope most days, there and back again.

[@jackasnacks]

Love it when someone familiar with the area sees the video. Before i made my channel i used to be really pleased to see something from my local area be seen by a lot of people. That's why i started making my own videos. Something about sharing your part of the world with others that is so satisfying :)

[@Deliveredfromevil]

I absolutely love to hear you speak on history. This video is awesome. So cool to learn this. I can't wait to show it to my teen son tomorrow, he's gonna love it also. THANK YOU.

[@pravinshingadia7337]

You’re videos are amazing! Keep up these interesting finds

[@robwilliams287]

cool looking town.

[@ckbs1]

Thats mindblowing. Love your channel from Australia, brother!

[@r.awilliams9815]

Cool to see petrified trees in England, didn't know they existed there. We have some extensive areas of petrified trees in North America, with the Arizona Petrified Forest being the most famous. I have a few bits waiting to be cut and polished.

[@jackasnacks]

Didn't realise they had that name good to know! Thats why i love this youtube thing, i learn something whilst making it and then people from all over the world share their knowledge too. Appreciate it man

[@MsChris696969]

You aren't supposed to take that petrified wood from where it is. If everyone did that, there wouldn't be a petrified forest

[@r.awilliams9815]

@@MsChris696969 You're correct that you can't collect in the Petrified Forest National Park, but there are many locations where you can collect, usually for a fee. You can also buy petrified wood from rock and mineral shops, which is where I obtained the pieces that I have.

[@philcombs7020]

@@jackasnacks We get them here in Dorset too. Great to see and not uncommon in some places. Great videos by the way!

[@esmewitch]

There is a petrified forest at the coast (Northumberland way). Sometimes the tree stumps are exposed by the tides, other times you would not know they are there unless you are local. ☺️

[@anubis4496]

Mind blowing! Didn't know there was anything like this around the world still! The more you know. Congratulations on 4k dude 👏

[@jackasnacks]

Thanks Taylor. You guys are helping me broaden my own knowledge with making these videos :) 4k subs though! Cant really believe how fast its gone up lol

[@insanejughead]

Keep exploring the UK, Jack! We'll follow along.

[@katthompson3852]

THAT is brilliant. Thank you for the science. ❤ Glad they preserved it. We have such an amazing planet. There is a petridied tree in the botanical gardens in Sheffield. That was facinating too if you ever down that way.

[@jackasnacks]

Hey Kath! Thank you for the kind comment hope you're having an awesome weekend

[@jillyb710]

That's crazy - I love seeing stuff like that. Amazing.

[@droy47]

Keep it up man, open people's eyes to little known things they would never know about because they live in a different part of the world. This is super cool.

[@gladysmufalli5614]

Super cool videos! Thank for sharing!

[@indianajon7623]

Another great video. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@milocule1]

Interesting piece of history, thanks for showing us that. You obviously have a passion for what your doing, keep it up and you’ve got me as a loyal follower.

[@jasoncool4800]

1.5k subs in a few days keep em coming

[@jackasnacks]

Lets keep them rolling baby!!!!

[@shuggythebuggy7595]

Wow I knew petrified wood was old but holy damn I didn’t know it could be that old! That’s so interesting. Also I like the outro music it’s a really nice addition 👍

[@jackasnacks]

Nice one Shuggy :) I really like your name btw lol

[@shuggythebuggy7595]

@@jackasnacks Jee thanks Jack, just don’t go changing your name to JackyTheSnacky ahaha lol Also do you think JackASnacks would look better? I’m not to sure which would look better.

[@DragonWolf1772]

Love seeing all the local history around where you live! Living in the northeastern US especially we don't have much that's more than a couple hundred years old so this stuff is very interesting to see.

[@gamertardguardian1299]

You can find them fossilized fish bones, a few places people like to look here in maryland

[@yellowboat2055]

you're a great lad Jack! keep up the brilliant videos! really enjoyed this one!

[@jackasnacks]

Thanks James appreciate that man :)

[@southernviking3113]

Wow!! I am so amazed with the history of your country but this is beyond that!! Very cool, keep the videos rolling brother!

[@jackasnacks]

Thanks man :) Just uploaded a new video earlier! Hope you're enjoying your weekend!

[@southernviking3113]

@@jackasnacks I will go have a look. I worked 6 days this week so tomorrow I'm gonna be as lazy as humanly possible lol hope your having a great weekend yourself!! Great work on the videos!

[@paulscott4932]

I really like your videos, well produced and narrated nicely!

[@lindsayputt3345]

Wow thats amazing Mr snacks, I love history and the way you deliver it is wonderful...

[@nicolelynch5615]

I was learning about the strid and came across your channel today, what an awesome channel! I'm looking forward to seeing more adventure videos and seeing this channel grow! Keep up the great work :)

[@lindsayprice5268]

I’m new to this channel. What a fabulous find! I’ve watched 8 or more videos on KZbin TV, starting with the Strid. Fascinating content. I’m looking forward to seeing more. Cheers. Oh, I live in Houston Texas.

[@HDH3CZ]

Never knew how petrification worked, thanks for sharing

[@anyoneofus9948]

I don't know what you guys planted in that garden but what ever it is, it's not growing!

[@leftoutjonny]

Stanhope is a lovely little town, one of my favourite places to visit in the North East. Thanks for posting this video. Looking forward to more Weardale content from you!

[@99fruitbat94]

In Glasgow there are the remains of several fossil tree trunks in a park . They have built a shelter over them and you just walk in for free . Quite an amazing scene . It's called Fossil Grove if you fancy checking it out on KZbin 👍❤️

[@scott-qk8sm]

Wow amazing

[@ME4503]

Love this. Everyday a school day!

[@phildone7216]

Your vids are good mate ... Its amazing seeing these places & hearing the history behind them

[@theresemcshea120]

Would love to see you explore the strangeness of the Dartmoor!

[@chrism4008]

Petrifief woods is SO FREAKIN COOL!!!!! I used to have a piece of some from the western US, it had some interesting colors to it from the minerals i believe

[@cameron70107]

Love what your doing, keep doing the things that interest you.

[@GIBKEL]

That is really amazing….you get it. I’ve been exploring a very small piece of landscape in western Montana that was upthrusted by the Sapphire Block, traveling west to east by the force of an ancient subduction zone. The ancient North American west coast. The Cascade Range of the American Northwest hadn’t yet formed as the west coast at this time was near the western Idaho border with Washington state. This accident of luck reveals a Paleocene shore line environment of volcanics meeting an inland sea, with a variety of fossils and petrified/opalized wood. A treasure. As you walk across the landscape, you realize there is a hidden forest underneath your feet, with volcanic eruptions that captured a snapshot of a moment in time far away from the more famous and known dinosaurs fields of eastern Montana. It is a small area no bigger than 1/8 of a mile in width (east to west) by a 1/4 mile in length (north to south) that has been exposed by glacial excavation. A dumb luck accident of events and forces in an area that has mostly been recycled over and over by volcanism, mountain building, glaciation and erosion. A peak into the flora and fauna of an area lost to the massive forces of time. It sits on the edge of a kimberlite dike. I’ve found fossilized leaves, seeds, vertebrae and other bones. It just blows your mind and yet you can’t interest the Museum of the Rockies because one, it’s not supposed to be there and secondly, I’m just an amateur. It will be known someday, when I get a hold of the right open eyes and ears. Until then, it’s just my little secret. Keep it up- I enjoyed learning about a place I had never heard of.

[@jackasnacks]

Sounds like an awesome discovery man keep at it! I'd love to have an explore there sounds like my kind of day out

[@christophernewman5027]

That was great. Cheers, m'dear. 😊

[@yasirkhan6455]

wow this is awesome! Greetings from Pakistan...

[@kenbird9017]

Getting to enjoy the presentations. So interesting as well. Keep going.

[@AndrewSteffenHB]

Cheers!

[@td370]

There’s a stone tree trunk like this in Bradford somewhere in West Bowling. I don’t know if it’s real but it’s always been there.

[@jackasnacks]

Does it not have an information board or anything to say what it is? There were 3 Fossil Trees taken from the quarry that this one was pulled from. The others were placed in museums in Newcastle and other surrounding cities

[@td370]

@@jackasnacks it has no plaque or information board but it has a small fence circling it.

[@geosophik9369]

The picture of that Sigillaria tree looks like a primitive version of a modern Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia). They are mostly in the Mojave Desert in California. California is home to what I call the "Fantastic 4 Trees": The famous Giant Sequoias (the largest in the world), the California Redwood trees (the tallest in the world), the Ancient Bristlecone pines (probably the oldest in the world), and the Joshua Trees (one of the oddest looking in the world, "otherworldly".

[@norml.hugh-mann]

America remains the best

[@johnselmo4295]

I humbly submit that a fifth unique California tree be added to your Fantastics: The facinating Santa Lucia Fir. An endemic species growing in only the most remote and inaccessible crags of the Santa Lucia mountain range of the Famous Big Sur region of coastal Central California. Think Dr. Seuss designs a christmas tree, the cones grow upwards from misshapen gangly branches with sharp jurassic looking foliage. A survivor from ancient times the nearest relative discovered was an 80 million year old fossil. Truly an incredible tree worthy of inclusion in anyones best of list. Cheers

[@geosophik9369]

@@johnselmo4295 That's right. I heard about it a long time ago. A truly magnificent living fossil. Thanks for suggesting it.

[@kampradooka5024]

Hey mate, i just found your channel (algorithm spat the strid videos at me), and i gotta say your vids like these seem really interesting. Not sure if you would have the time, but seeing some longer more indepth videos on stuff like this would be awesome! Keep up the good work and good luck with your channel

[@tracyfrazier7440]

Very interesting. Thanks.

[@chrisbfreelance]

Very fascinating, thanks.

[@robertrishel3685]

Such a beautiful place to live! 🤯

[@tinkmarshino]

Very interesting vid little brother.. Wish I could make one more trip to your island but at 70 and with a body that served me well during my wild life but now is paying the price for my insanity.. travel is not in the plans any more.. Carry on let your imagination run wild and share your fun with us.. thanks again!

[@ViIsBi]

This channel needs more subs!

[@jamesmyers5970]

Awesome!

[@angelalovell5669]

Love an ancient (ancient ancient ancient ancient fossil of a) tree!

[@Audioslaaf]

Interesting little video. Makes one wonder how many people have passed by that tree without realizing what it is, how incredibly old it is and what natural processes it has gone through to be as we can see it today. It boggles the mind. I completely understand your fascination with this sort of thing. Touching something (or its "cast') that was alive so long ago feels almost magical, for lack of a better word. It's a very strange feeling and I find it most peculiar that so many people don't give two shits when you show them something like this. A few years ago a friend and I were out looking for rocks and she picked up a green, sort of cone shaped piece of stone with very clear imprints. It was obviously a fossil of some sort, and we thought it looked rather like a starfish with its arms folded inward like a ball. I was intrigued to say the least, she didn't give it much thought and gave it to me. Some time later it was identified as a type of Conulus (sea urchin) that existed from about 66 to 145 million years ago. It's a tiny little thing, not much bigger than the end of a man's thumb, but there's something special about being able to hold something so ancient in your hand. Sorry, got a bit carried away there. Don't even get me started on meteorites. My dad has had the odd fortune of finding two of them by sheer chance. Now holding something that is roughly 4,6 billion years old, something that has been around since the formation of the solar system, that's a really weird feeling. Long story short, I'm starting to like your channel more and more. 😃

[@zanonymous11]

the trees fossilizes a lot quicker than millions of years lol just a few hundred years i hope you find the true knowledge in a world full of lies

[@staffiemama]

Wow, so interesting 🤔

[@OrthodoxChristian809]

I know this tree! We often visit Stanhope 😃

[@jackasnacks]

Haha that's so cool. I love it when a local comments :) I got some funny looks whilst i was filming here. There is a chinese over the road i think and people were waiting to get their food watching me haha

[@MrJharris5669]

Now that’s pretty interesting. That’s really cool I’ll enjoy stuff like this this is really really really cool jack bravo to you man. This is satisfaction from knowledge I love it. Like always Jack be cool brother watching from Outer Banks North Carolina

[@deepsnows1421]

Absolutely fascinating. Would love to touch it.

[@22patch22]

There's a fossil tree outside the front of the natural history museum in London that's 450 million years old . It's quite incredible

[@mw3579]

Petrified wood is so freakin cool. I wish I could find something that big😭 all i have is a bunch of small pieces lol. It’s really fun when you find a construction site with the wood littered around everywhere in the dirt piles. So now i get too excited just seeing a big dirt pile😂

[@johnowls]

There's one (fossilised tree) in the botanical gardens in Sheffield

[@matthewbooth9265]

I have a fossil trunk or branch, and seeds from the yorkshire gritsand. Never got the species identified but it is some kind of giant treefern, so maybe the same species. Though naughty to do, the quarry near the buttertubs, has some interesting fossils, plus galena laying around if you take a sneak wander into there like I did many years ago.

[@weariedmedal7378]

If you are ever in Indiana there are some awesome limestone caves and small waterfalls hidden all over the state.

[@jackasnacks]

Honestly that sounds like heven to me lol i turn into a excited kid when i find a new waterfall especailly hidden ones

[@weariedmedal7378]

@@jackasnacks you would love them especially since a lot of them are spring fed

[@leomartino8873]

This is so so so cool truly wish I could touch it wow thank you for this

[@dirgethesergal319]

there is another site like this in Sheffield up wadsley way if you are ever in the area.

[@nobody8328]

How fun, thank you! Have some algorithm chow 🙂

[@drewski363]

Fascinating to hear about the higher oxygen levels in the past that enabled the insects to grow so large. Great to see the fossilized tree as well. There's a stone right next to the footpath on the approach to The Cow and Calf rocks near Ilkley. It has a cylindrical hole going into it that appears to show fossilized tree bark in millstone grit. Tried researching it, but found nothing. Does anyone know anything about it? I have a photo if that helps.

[@tommykrenek7787]

So interesting man !

[@Alleykatukr]

That’s amazing

[@ellislongworth4371]

Interesting pal

[@tbwkn]

It is hard for the brain to even comprehend what that tree has been through in 320 million years.

[@zanonymous11]

its not millions of years buddy

[@ricardo1wils]

If you think about it, everything we touch has come from earth so everything we touch is super super old. Still cool to touch a fossilised tree!

[@kateqaysaneah5979]

I wonder about the giant bites in AZ. The ones that look like blown up versions of this with the powdery sand at their base... how big would that tree have to be?

[@hrtbrk1]

21% no wonder i can't breathe anymore.

[@jackasnacks]

Same man i'm out here gasping for the stuff. Get me some of that 34% good stuff

[@theowdgit9790]

There is a similar tree albiet a copy in Bradford park the one with the Hall on it.

[@mik301080]

There's one like that in Bradford at maningham park

[@davepowell7168]

Hi Jack, been viewing your work and impressed by fossilised wooden trunk, how visible are the rings? Did you know dendrochronolgy was the first barkode ? You did not examine them! I enjoyed this one so l will not float down the river Strid in an inflated wetsuit over a drysuit as planned because your title would be messed. Has anybody done this yet? Surely just a matter of redundant buoyancy.

[@bettyswallocks6411]

Not just that it was growing 320 mya, but that it was growing 320 mya, in that spot.

[@ludecom-cz1wz]

That was groovy in a far out happening kind of way.

[@brownwarrior6867]

Every day is indeed a school day.

[@jasoncool4800]

lets goooooo

[@jackcapella2707]

Unfortunately you make a ton of assumptions here. Wood fossilizes a lot quicker than that, just a few hundred years, not millions.

[@zanonymous11]

true

[@donnastarnes3104]

If that tree stump could talk... I love fossil hunting, now I will be looking for tree stumps! Ha!

[@Dmhlcmb]

Wow

[@ocnblizzard4764]

Devils tower in Wyoming comes to mind...

[@greatwhite3219]

Woww

[@belkenator]

1:12 Anybody else notice the elderberry tree next to the stump?

[@conductorcammon]

This is the dude from "UP" as a young man.