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I grew up on the East Coast, so my first trip to Big Basin Redwoods State Park [0] was awe-inspiring. I'm glad to see this tree surviving so far from its preferred environment. [0] http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540
It never occurred to me that Palo Alto means Tall Stick(Tree) even though I knew Alto meant tall.
All the same derivation.
I live right next to this tree. Interestingly, the city of Palo alto also has some electrical plumbing attached to this tree. Not sure if it's for the tree's health or just some connections for the nextdoor train tracks.
It never occurred to me that Palo Alto means Tall Stick(Tree) even though I knew Alto meant tall.
I used to live in a condo building directly across the street from El Palo Alto. Walked by it every morning. Like the article says, it's in a small park right next to the Caltrain tracks, and you probably wouldn't take notice of it unless you already knew about it. I didn't know a lot of the history that this article provided, though... I love the thought of a >1k year old living thing just standing there inconspicuo…
I remember walking through that tiny park reading the usual signs when I read the Palo Alto one. Its very unassuming and I was so surprised I had to look it up and verify I had it right.
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Pole in English = Paal in Dutch = Palo in Spanish
Not really, "palo" means "stick" in spanish. Pole = Poste.
I used to live in a condo building directly across the street from El Palo Alto. Walked by it every morning. Like the article says, it's in a small park right next to the Caltrain tracks, and you probably wouldn't take notice of it unless you already knew about it. I didn't know a lot of the history that this article provided, though... I love the thought of a >1k year old living thing just standing there inconspicuo…
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Not really, "palo" means "stick" in spanish. Pole = Poste.
"Pole" in English is derived [1] from the Latin palus (from whence "palo"). The archaic English word "pale" (also meaning stick or stake) survives in the expression "beyond the pale." [1] https://www.etymonline.com/word/pole
I believe we are talking about two different things, because I'm only clarifying the current meaning of the word.