James- While I have done no research on root systems, my take on them out west is that it's amazing how many of the biggest trees have surprisingly shallow/low mass root systems. -Don
> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:21:32 -0700 > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Roots? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > Jenny, > > This reminds me of a conversation I had with Theresa Thom of Congaree > NP. She mentioned that we at ENTS could measure most aspects of trees. > Girth, diameter, height, spread and volume. All above ground. She > mentioned that much of a trees mass is below ground. In the roots. I > asked her how root mass or root volume may be measured. She mentioned > by using ground penetrating radar or possibly sonar. I have seen GPR > used to find stuff on programs like The Discovery Channel. However a > GPR or GPSonar are beyond ENTS abilities, meaning the finances needed > to buy such an instrument. But still, she had a point. To thoroughly > measure a tree the roots should be accounted for as well. > > It is something to think about. > > James Parton > > > On Mar 11, 1:36 pm, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > HI, > > > > When you all are gathering data on trees, do you estimate the depth > > and length of the root system? Maybe this is impossible. > > > > And thank you for working so hard for the hemlocks. > > > > Thanks, Jenny > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
