We found the OLDEST Living Thing in Jamaica! Obviously, it's a tree. But which tree? There are countless gigantic, ancient trees in Jamaica — some are even mentioned in historical records and have a name, like Tom Cringle's Tree near Kingston, which was once considered the biggest and oldest of them all. However, Tom Cringle's Tree doesn't exist anymore - it died half a century ago. So... what is the oldest tree in Jamaica today? We found one, and it appears to be even bigger than Tom Cringle's Tree ever was!
Join us as we explore the rainforest of St.Catherine Parish and learn unexpected history of Jamaican historical trees!
► Support us on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/jamaicawithirie
▶COTTON TREE TOUR (from Kingston)
18 January 2025: Subscribers-only Excursion to St.Catherine parish! Join me to to see this giant tree + other historical locations! The details and how to book the tour are here:
https://www.irielab.com/tours-excursions/cotton-tree-tour
🔴 Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Meet the Biggest Tree in Jamaica
04:48 About Silk Cotton Trees
06:15 Spiritual Links
07:10 Other Giant Trees in Jamaica
08:58 Up Park Camp Trees
11:53 Tom Cringle's Tree
13:07 Who is Tom Cringle
15:34 Collapse of Tom Cringle's Tree
17:32 Ferry
18:44 We Found Tree Remains
22:05 Protect the Trees
23:26 Excursion to the Giant Tree
🔴 BOOK TOURS WITH US:
https://irielab.com/
🔴 WORK WITH US
► Would you like to be featured as a sponsor?
Contact us [email protected]
🔴 REFERENCES
► Tom Cringle's Log
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7281/7281-h/7281-h.htm
► About Michael Scott
https://www.glasgownecropolis.org/profiles/michael-scott-and-james-bogle/
► Jamaica Maps
http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/j/Jam1755_1804Maps.htm
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4960.ar191600/?r=0.562,0.331,0.149,0.069,0
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=14.0&lat=18.03219&lon=-76.88307&layers=74428076&right=ESRIWorld
► Newspaper Archive
https://newspaperarchive.com/
► Photo Archives
https://www.flickr.com/photos/caribbeanphotoarchive/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/marygillhamarchiveproject/37855365846
https://www.oldpostcards.com/
► About Silk Cotton Trees (one of the sources)
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/caribarch/education/ceiba/
► Other YouTube Videos Used
Up Park Camp Drive:
https://youtu.be/BA38L-rtWoo?si=qtG0df-cTRGViQ3e
Taino Arawak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBEPzohBZEo