Mike, It looks like one of those unusual pines with huge upward growing limbs. I wonder if Loblolly ever does this?
James P. On Mar 10, 1:41 pm, Mike Kowalski <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS, > > As promised, here are a few photos of one of the biggest white pines > that I've been able to find near Grand Lake, New Brunswick. Also > attached are a few photos of the surroundings to give you an idea of > what the forest in the area looks like. Note that there is currently > about 2 - 3 feet of snow on the ground, so the base of the tree is > obscured. I've measured this tree a couple times during the summer and > fall and got a CBH of 354 cm (139.4 inch). It's an amazing tree to be > around and has some nice old growth characteristics. As far as I can > tell there are a total of 8 "trunks" - 5 of which are reiterations, > and the other 3 appear to be from 2 bifurcations. I still have yet to > get properly equipped with a clinometer and rangefinder, so I can't > provide any more data than that at the moment. I hope to try climbing > this tree when the weather gets a bit warmer. > > Mike > > IMG_7996 (Medium).JPG > 118KViewDownload > > IMG_7997 (Medium).JPG > 199KViewDownload > > IMG_7998 (Medium).JPG > 120KViewDownload > > IMG_7999 (Medium).JPG > 208KViewDownload > > IMG_8002 (Medium).JPG > 121KViewDownload > > IMG_8011 (Medium).JPG > 117KViewDownload > > IMG_8012 (Medium).JPG > 188KViewDownload > > IMG_8014 (Medium).JPG > 145KViewDownload > > IMG_8018 (Medium).JPG > 188KViewDownload > > IMG_8051 (Medium).JPG > 179KViewDownload > > IMG_7956 (Medium).JPG > 101KViewDownload > > IMG_7989 (Medium).JPG > 231KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
