Randy,
When I was in Ohio this summer talking with Brian Riley of the Ohio DNR (he is in charge of the champion tree list) he said the growth at Hocking was phenomenal. The state champion white pine is there and has been measured to just under 150' tall. I believe he had measured a nine foot growth internode. Thanks for the pics- impressive trees! Will F. Blozan President, Eastern Native Tree Society President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Randy Brown Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 12:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: The long update process has begun Geez Russ, That's just crazy sized for the ages you are talking about. The woodlots I've seen logged in northwest Ohio anything that sized is at least twice that age. Here's a picture of an old White Pine Planting in Hocking State Forest. I suppose they are CCC era plantings, but that's just a guess. While the stand has self thinned quit a bit, you can still see 4-6 trees in a row here and there. The rows are still pretty obvious on the GE shots though. The biggest is a bit over 2' dbh, and just eyeballing I'd say they break 100' pretty easy (sorry didn't have my measuring gear on me). On Sep 22, 2008, at 11:03 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bob: I guess that the Appalachians may then take the lead for really big trees. It is not unheard of for red oak trees to be over 40" in diameter at less than age 80 and I am not sure if I have seen a 100 year old white pine here yet but I've seen 40 year old plantation planted white pine trees up to 30" in diameter. One interesting thing goin on right now in Ohio is the white pine co-op....it seems that they have been planting the trees on lots of old farm land for decades and there is almost no market for the timber being produced....white pine does incredibly well on some of the Ohio land and I'd love to be around when some of those stands hit 100 years....unfortunately I'll have to get into the Guiness Record Book to see that happen!! Russ _____ Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check <http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1209382257x1200540686/aol?redir=htt p://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001> out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
