ENTS,
Today Monica, a friend, and I went to Clark Ridge in MTSF. The objective
was to check on the champion American beech, which appeared in good enough
health the last time I saw the tree several years ago. We would first visit the
Elder's Grove, then hunt for the beech, and finally return to the Elders Grove.
Well, the bad news is I could not relocate the beech. One of the two beech
trees I saw on the ground may have confirmed the demise of our champion. The
downed beech was in the right vicinity. A smaller, younger beech not far away
and in good shape was hardly consolation. Its dimensions are 7.7 feet in girth
and 122.4 feet in height. Not bad, but not good enough. No cigar. I could be
mistaken about the location. I'll check one more time.
Doug and I then revisited the first major white ash site on Clark Ridge
where years ago Jack Sobon and I confirmed a white ash to 134 feet with a
transit. An ash tree in the vicinity of the 134-footer measured 132.6 feet in
height and 7.1 feet in girth at the time (1999). I remember the tree well. The
slender ash now measures 137.4 feet in height and has gained to 7.5 feet in
girth. The ash tree's growth provides a little consolation.
On returning to the Elders Grove, Monica wanted to name a big pine for
Sitting Bull. She's been reading an excellent biography of the distinguished
Lakota Medicine Man-Chief and felt he deserves a tree in the Elders Grove. We
settled on a big pine that I have heretofore had called the Benchmark Tree. The
tree is located near the Saheda and Crazy Horse Trees. It is now the Sitting
Bull Pine. Sitting Bull's dimensions are: height = 150.8 feet, girth = 11.3
feet. We did a short ceremony honoring Sitting Bull and his handsome tree.
Principal measured trees in the Elders Stand are as follows.
HeightGirthDOMMetalTagNoTreeNameENTS Pts
164.911.618-Sep-08154Saheda2218.6
163.111.918-Sep-08160Tecumseh2310.1
156.410.226-Oct-08153Sacajawea1627.7
153.09.110-Apr-05161Degonawida1267.0
152.210.920-May-07158Dull Knife1808.1
151.77.913-Aug-06162Ouray946.8
151.310.120-May-07165 Pochontas 1543.6
151.09.013-Aug-06164Chief Seattle1223.4
150.911.326-Oct-08155Sitting Bull1926.7
150.69.513-Aug-06152Washakie1359.5
150.28.220-May-07163Chief Joseph1009.7
148.08.915-Apr-06167 Unnamed1172.6
146.28.702-Dec-01 Attakulakula1106.4
146.111.018-Sep-08157Crazy Horse1767.6
141.19.026-Nov-06152Osceola1143.0
Bob
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