ENTS,
On Friday evening I gave a lecture to an arbor society group in Bedford
MA. The lecture was partly sponsored by Mass DPW. The presentation was on the
old-growth forests of Massachusetts, a subject I know something about. The
presentation was well attended and Monica had me ship-shape by show time. The
presentation was very well attended and went well. The folks in the Bedford
area are interested in the old growth and big trees. They shared their
knowledge about locally growing big trees.
On our return trip Monica and I routed ourselves back via Petersham, MA on
Route 122. There is a section that goes through Harvard Forest property and the
forest on either side of the road is handsome. One pine stands out as larger
than the others and I wanted to remeasure it. The last time I measured it was
in 2000 when its dimensions were: height = 132.0 feet, girth = 11.9 feet. The
pine had plenty of time to grow. Well, to cut to the chase, it is now 12.1 feet
in girth and 139.2 feet in height. It is a fairly old tree and its trunk is a
single shaft. This big pine is no cheater. The pine is named the John Okeefe
Pine for Dr. John Okeefe of Harvard Forest's Fisher Museum. The next big one
must be named after David Foster, the Director of Harvard Forest. Obviously, I
have to find another as large as John's pine for David.
John's tree joins the growing list of really big Massachusetts pines. BTW,
I keep gyrating the Massachusetts criteria for inclusion in the list. As of the
latest version, a Massachusetts pine gets listed if it meets any of the
following criteria:
1. Height >= 150 feet
2. Girth >= 12 feet
3. ENTS points >= 1500
4. Trunk volume >= 500 cubes
The following number of trees in my database for Massachusetts meet at
least one of the criteria.
TownshipProperty# Pines
CharlemontMTSF103
CummingtonBryant Homestead17
StockbridgeIce Glen6
HolyokeMt Tom5
MonroeMSF4
ConwayGraveyard3
CummingtonWindsor SF3
QuabbinQuabbin2
WestfieldStanley Park2
WilliamsburgGraves Farm2
BelchertownBelchertown1
CummingtonTown1
FlorenceBroadbrook1
HuntingtonTown1
LenoxTanglewood1
ManchesterTown1
NorthamptonLook Park1
NorthamptonChilds Memorial Park1
PetershamHarvard Forest1
RowePrivate1
Shelburne FallsJay Healy1
StockbridgeBullard Woods1
I'm really just getting started with the list. Lots of trees to measure.
Lots of places to search. I'm certain there are other fine trees just waiting
to be discovered, but I can't pass up the opportunity to point to MTSF's
dominance.
Bob
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