Steve, When I was there in October last year, I only had time to measure some of the more frequented areas on the west side of the gorge. My wife & I drove a good bit on the very lightly travelled east side of the gorge to see if any decent tree areas could be viewed from the road. We didn't have time to get out. There seemed possibilities as we proceeded further downstream, then the road got pretty tight and non paved, and we decided to turn around.
Letchworth is a huge area, and my numbers are really just a starting point for future Ents' trips to the area. Although the great majority of Letchworth appears to be logged, there are patches of old growth, as well as many areas that probably haven't seen logging in close to 150 years. The time frame between past logging periods and the steepness and secluded nature of many of the side ravines, lends me to believe that we've only scratched the surface at Letchworth. In future trips, and who knows when that next opportunity may come, I'd like to explore the Great Bend bottom areas and associated ravines from the east side. Letchworth is an incredibly majestic place, and a definite "must visit" spot for any Ents going through or planning on staying in western NY/Corning NY area. Dale On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 11:41 PM, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > > Steve, > > I have seen similar trees, but none with so many large secondary trunks. > The original tree must have broken of just above the vertical section and > the branches below turned upward to form each of these secondary trunks. > > Ed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve" <[email protected]> > To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 10:13 PM > Subject: [ENTS] Letchworth SP east side; Bizarre White Pine > > > > > > I had two things to share: > > > > -I posted two photos of a really strange White Pine I encountered in > > Letchworth SP, NY. It had about 5 live and 2 dead trunks growing out > > of one large one. Anyone seen one like this before? > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
