Turner, That's a lot of help. I'll check out the site and Will's measurement page - I would be so happy if I could make measurement.
Thank you muchly.... Jenny On Mar 25, 9:59 pm, turner <[email protected]> wrote: > Jenny: It is probable that you have incomplete information based on > the Big Tree Point system developed by American Forests in the 1950's. > You can check out their system at this > link:http://www.americanforests.org/resources/bigtrees/measure.php. A tree > is awarded Big Tree Points as follows: 1 point for each inch of > circumference at breast height, 1 point of each foot of height, and > 1/4 point for each foot of crown spread. Have you checked out the ENTS > page on measurement. Will has an excellent write up of how to > accurately measure all three attributes. Hope this helps, but remember > if you have incomplete information you will have to go out and do it > yourself. > T. Shasrp > > On Mar 25, 9:17 pm, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > HI, > > > I was filling out applications for the Forest Manager to submit to the > > organization that determines which trees are champions (I really ought > > to know what that is...) and wondered what anyone thought of some of > > the points/measurements. I only have a few pieces of data. (Their > > locations were not written down so when I can I'll get some help and > > go take pix.) > > > Or maybe you can tell me what site to go to to compare? > > > Here are some of the submissions for native trees. I didn't have time > > to get all the measurements (probably need dbh at least?): > > > American Elm (Ulmus americana) 115 ft, tall, 296 points > > Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 108 ft. tall, 272.5 points > > Paper Birch (Betula papyfera) 71 ft tal, 146 points > > Blue Ash - 161.5 ft. tall, 264 points > > Betula lenta - 90 ft. tall, 181.5 points > > Eastern Hemlock (allegedly healthy...) - 106 ft. tall, 168 points > > > Thanks! > > > Jenny > > > Jenny --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
