Turner, Great! That is a nice tree. I will add it to the list. How healthy is it? Any sign of chestnut blight?
James Parton. On Mar 4, 10:47 am, turner <[email protected]> wrote: > James: Here is one for your Chestnut list: > American Chestnut, C. dentata, Height is 60.1'. CBH is 2' 11". Average > crown spread is 31'. Located Woodbine, Howard County, Maryland > overlooking South Branch of the Patapsco River. Measured by Turner > Sharp 9/07, Blight is present, there are at least 3-4 other much > smaller trees on the same property with the next largest CBH at 1' > 3" > T. Sharp > > On Mar 3, 8:13 pm, James Parton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ENTS, > > > > I have finally compiled a tentative list on superlative chestnut trees > > found and measured by ENTS members. It concentrates it's attention on the > > American Chestnut but is open to all Castanea species. On the American tree > > I have set the lower limit for height at 25 feet but exceptions can be made > > if the tree for example has a really wide spread or large girth. > > > > This is my first real attempt at using Microsoft Excel so excuse me if it > > is a bit crude. I gleaned the data from ENTS posts on the Chestnut Project > > page of the ENTS website as well as other places on our website. > > > > It should become better and more complete as time goes on. > > > > Get out there and measure some Chestnuts! > > > > Thank you Ed for your help and encouragement on the Chestnut Project. > > > > James Parton > > > > > > > American Chestnut Project.xls > > 23KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
