That's great, Kouta! I'll also urge you to get a laser and clinometer, it's quite easy to measure trees, and fun as well.
On Dec 22, 4:15 am, James Parton <[email protected]> wrote: > Kouta!, > > WoW, what trees! I have never saw Norway Spruce here that big. The > European Ash and Sycamore Maple are nice too. The twisted trunk of the > Maple resembles our Sugar Maples somewhat. > > If you had a laser and clinometer you could do some amazing work. A > measuring ENT in Europe. Of course that tape is useful too. > > Great post! > > James Parton > > On Dec 21, 10:17 am, "Kouta Räsänen" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > ENTS, > > > Norway Spruce (Picea abies) reaches its maximal size in the southernmost > > part of its natural range in Balkan peninsula. It grows there in mountains > > at elevations from about 1000 metres (3000 ft) upwards. The tallest > > measured specimen has been 63 metres (207 feet) tall in Sutjeska National > > Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina (source: Leibundgut (1982): "Europäische > > Urwälder der Bergstufe" (="European Ancient Forests of the Mountain > > Level")). A part of that national park is one of the very few truly old > > growth forests in Central and Southern Europe. Unfortunately, the forests > > of Bosnia are now largely off-limits due to land mines from the Bosnian > > War. However, Bosnia's southern neighbour, Montenegro, is completely safe. > > Only 10-20 miles to the southeast from Sutjeska National Park, in the > > Montenegrian side, there is Durmitor National Park. In this park, there is > > at an elevation of 5000-5200 feet a small area which should be "Prasumski > > Rezervat" = "primeval forest reserve". I explored this area thoroughly last > > summer, but to my disappointment the forest was in fact not primeval: there > > are plenty of stumps and young forest. However, some individual Norway > > spruce trees were big and extremely tall, taller trees than I had ever seen > > in Europe. I would not be surprised if some of them was 60 metres tall, but > > unfortunately, I have not found any measurements. I attached a photo of the > > base of one of these tall spruces (Picea_abies_Durmitor). CBH is not > > particularly large. In the photo, the tree on the left behind me is Fagus > > sylvatica. This forest is dominated by Picea, Fagus and Abies alba. > > > So, there is not truly old growth forest in Durmitor National Park. But an > > another park in Montenegro, Biogradska Gora National Park, contains real > > old growth forest, one of the very few such places in Southern Europe. The > > forest has been protected in 1878, and it was already then a very natural > > forest. There I found some even bigger spruces, although they were not so > > tall as the spruces in Durmitor. The spruce in the photo Picea_abies grows > > at an elevation of 1230 metres (4030 feet). Isn't it almost like a Sitka > > spruce! The foliage in front of the spruce is of Abies alba. This part of > > the forest is dominated by Picea, Abies, Fagus sylvatica and Acer > > pseudoplatanus. > > > I attached also some photos of other big trees in Biogradska Gora National > > Park: > > > Acer pseudoplatanus grows near a lakeshore in Fagus sylvatica -dominated > > forest. The other trees in the photo are Fagus trees. > > > The two Fraxinus excelsior photos are about the same tree. The tree grows > > at the edge of mesic Fagus forest and wet forest dominated by Fraxinus and > > Alnus incana. > > > Unfortunately, I do not usually measure trees. Sometimes I have carried a > > measuring tape and measured CBHs but this time I did not. You can use me as > > a scale; I am 187 centimetres. ;) > > > Kouta > > > Picea_abies_Durmitor.jpg > > 185KViewDownload > > > Picea_abies.jpg > > 307KViewDownload > > > Fraxinus_excelsior2.jpg > > 183KViewDownload > > > Fraxinus_excelsior1.jpg > > 123KViewDownload > > > Acer_pseudoplatanus.jpg > > 135KViewDownload > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
