Ed, I have a mounted core (in NPS archives) from one collected near Cosby, TN. I collected it from a living tree in old-growth hemlock forest in 1994. It had 89 non-crossdated rings.
Will F. Blozan President, Eastern Native Tree Society President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edward Frank Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: Devil's Walking Stick - Arilia spinosa Scoot, This is the same one that you measured? or it it an offspring? That would make it 41 years old.. That would be older than the big one Jess reported from the Smokies. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "pabigtrees" <[email protected]> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:25 AM Subject: [ENTS] Re: Devil's Walking Stick - Arilia spinosa > > ED, George, ENTS > > The Devils Walking stick at the convent was planted in 1967. > > Arailia elata is commonly mistaken for Aralia spinosa. Se Pa is > infested with Aralia elata mostly. I personally can't tell them > apart. Fairmount park is overrun with it. > > Scott > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
