Will, Dale, Ed, et. al:
I've begun sifting through my sizable white pine data database to organize
a new listing of white pine sites in the Northeast that have trees meeting any
of the following criteria:
1. Trees 12 feet or more in girth,
2. Trees 130 feet or more in height,
3. Trees that earn 1500 or more ENTS points [(Cir^2*Hgt)/10].
The list will include up to 3 trees per site: the tallest, the largest
girth, and the highest point total. Where a particular tree fits more than one
of those categories, the trees listed for the site will be fewer than 3. If a
single tree at a site is the tallest and largest in girth, it will consequently
earn the most points. The site would have only the single tree listed.
I'll post the new white pine list to the ENTS list when completed. I hope
you all and others will join me in maintaining the list. I think the criteria
is exclusive enough to exclude sites that don't have significant trees. The
challenge is to decide on what represents a separate site. Maybe we can think
through a site definition criteria. As an example of what I find myself up
against, fairly large properties like Mt Tom State Reservation, MTSF, MSF, etc.
have clusters (sites?) of white pine that are sufficiently separated from one
another to warrant separate treatment especially if thinking at the stand
level. MTSF has at least 4 distinct pine areas and one could argue for more.
However, it is convenient to think of MTSF as a single site. I constantly
waffle on places like Mohawk. I'm sure Dale has the same concerns with Cook
Forest State Park. How should we define a site?
Bob
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