Nice hackberry, George! That's definitely the tallest we know of in the Northeast. The last was one was the 6.1ft CBH x 108.2ft one in the PA Adubon Wildlife Sanctuary.
Dale On 3/15/09, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > > Amazing! The total number of mature Hackberry trees I've seen here is > one- one single tree. All others I've seen are young ones, of probably less > than 10 inches in diameter. The one mature tree I've seen is on one of the > golf courses at work. There were two there, but they cut one down a couple > of years ago. The way things have been going, they have probably taken the > other one out too. Of course they really weren't very big, maybe a foot or a > little more in diameter. > They take out trees at work simply because they think they need to get rid > of them. There is no legitimate reason, and there never was. > Oops. I didn't mean to get on that rant again. Sorry. > > --- On *Sun, 3/15/09, George Fieo <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: George Fieo <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENTS] 12 x 100 Common Hackberry > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 7:29 PM > > ENTS, > > > > Over the weekend I did a Rucker Index for the Cedar Hollow Preserve located > in Chester Co., Pa. I noticed a large hackberry on a small ridge in the NE > corner of the preserve which sits above the flood plain of Cedar Hollow > Run. When I reached the tree it turned out to be two separate trees sharing > a common base. I was able to get my tape measure between the two and > measured the taller one at 12’3” x 114.2. I think it’s a new NE height > record. I’ll post the preserves RI later this week. > > > > George > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
