Gary- I wouldn't think that would necessarily follow...could you further explain? -Don
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: rain and growth rates? Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:34:43 -0400 So, given that lateral growth is more carbon-based than vertical does that mean that we should expect greater height with all this rain? Gary Prof. Gary A. BeluzoSystems EcologistHolyoke Comm College303 Homestead AveHolyoke, MA. 01040 On Jul 31, 2009, at 2:41 PM, Joseph Zorzin <[email protected]> wrote: Now that this is year is one of the wettest on record, at least in the northeast, just how much can we expect tree growth rings to reflect this fact? That is- if it rains twice as much as typical, during the growing season, will that result in a ring twice as wide? Probably not, but I wonder what sort of relationship there is between these 2 variables. I started thinking about this as I notice the trees in my backyard showing what appear to be greater growth at the top than previous years- especially noticeable on white and pitch pine leaders. Joe _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Celebrate the moment with your favorite sports pics. Check it out. http://www.windowslive.com/Online/Hotmail/Campaign/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_QA_HM_sports_photos_072009&cat=sports --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
