Will, That drywall work is fun! Been there Done That!
JP On Dec 26, 11:35 am, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > Jess went somewhere and I'm sure he will post it. I helped my brother hang > drywall in an attic... > > Will F. Blozan > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of James Parton > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 11:08 AM > To: ENTSTrees > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Bradley Fork Tuliptree climbed! > > Will, > > Yes, the tree is massive for it's age. There are little difference > between the average and maximum spread. The crown is nearly circular. > > Did You and Jess make it back into the forest before he left for home? > > JP > > On Dec 26, 10:45 am, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > James, > > > Sorry, I forgot to post the spread. I came up with 87.7 foot average > spread; > > max 91'. That tree has occupied a huge amount of space in ~100 years! > > > Will F. Blozan > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of James Parton > > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 6:52 PM > > To: ENTSTrees > > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Bradley Fork Tuliptree climbed! > > > Will, > > > What did the spread turn out to be? It had a sizeable canopy. > > > JP > > > On Dec 21, 10:24 am, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ENTS, > > > > While many of you northerners were hunkered down in a snowy mess, Jess > > > Riddle, James Parton, Jason Childs and I went into the Bradley Fork > > > watershed yesterday to climb and tape-drop the super tuliptree Jess > found > > in > > > 2006. I lasered the tree this past September, and as it was a contender > > for > > > the tallest known specimen a climb was more than justified. > > > >http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/gsmnp/bradleyfork/bradley... > > > uliptree.htm > > > > The heavy rains of the past week had Bradley Fork swollen to a > formidable > > > torrent. Our usual crossing spot was underwater so we had to cross by > > other > > > means. Jess and I chose a slippery hemlock log, Jason rock-hopped and > > walked > > > across some toppled rhododendron, and James simply walked through. On > the > > > way out we choose to walk upstream to a bridge. > > > > Jess crossing the log. > > > > And James just crossing! > > > > We hauled the gear up the cove to the tree. The first limb was 85 feet > up > > > and the ground sloped so the initial line set was difficult without a > > > slingshot (which we should have brought.). Four LONG pitches later I > made > > it > > > to 160 feet which was as high as I was comfortable going in the young > > tree. > > > Jason brought up a 17 foot pole with which I was able to reach the top > for > > > the height determination. Jess scouted the other tops so we had the > > correct > > > one and we set the tape straight up and down. > > > > Looking down from 160 feet. Jason is barely visible in white helmet. > > > > Jason working his way up. > > > > The final tape reading was 181.35 feet, just 7 inches less than my > 181.9' > > > laser shot in the summer. I am still amazed at the accuracy of the > > low-cost > > > ENTS sine method. As a bonus, we discovered this tree has multiple tops > > over > > > 180' and the highest recorded liana in the eastern US; Virginia creeper > > was > > > found to reach 166.5 feet! > > > > View up into the highest top. > > > > This climb confirms or solidifies several important current facts: > > > > This tree is the tallest known tuliptree, and sole representative member > > of > > > the "180 Club" > > > > Tuliptree is the tallest eastern hardwood > > > > Tuliptree is the only hardwood in the east to break 180 feet tall > > > > Tuliptree is currently the tallest native hardwood in North America > > > > The motley crew: Will, Jason, James and Jess at the base of the tree > > > > A tree of such significance needs an appropriate name. I'll leave that > up > > to > > > Jess! > > > > Will F. Blozan > > > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > > > image008.jpg > > > 73KViewDownload > > > > image007.jpg > > > 83KViewDownload > > > > image006.jpg > > > 67KViewDownload > > > > image005.jpg > > > 78KViewDownload > > > > image004.jpg > > > 65KViewDownload > > > > image003.jpg > > > 65KViewDownload > > > > image002.jpg > > > 63KViewDownload > > > > image001.jpg > > > 59KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
