Joe,
Yes, I'm sure we all take note of the hollows, but to my knowledge, none of us have ever measured/modeled them. That would be a whole area of new research. I have friends who qualitatively observe hollows, noting the nesting of birds and bats in particular. Don't know of any measurements though. Well, Monica and I are off to Greylock to remeasure the champion spruce in the Hopper. Numbers, photos, and a narrative tonight. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Zorzin" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2009 10:35:45 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Re: big red oak Russ, looks like a hollow at the left? The one thing old growth forests have in abundance is hollows in trees. I wonder if any wildlife researchers have ever focused on this variable? Such as: the total amount of space in tree hollows on a per acre basis in an old growth forest? And how might that correlate with abundance of which wildlife species? Then compare different old growth forests. When you tree measuring experts measure trees, do you ever take note of hollows? Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 9:16 AM Subject: [ENTS] big red oak ENTS: This is a good example of a red oak wolf tree. The person in the photo is about 6' tall. The tree is on private property but the adjoining property is part of Coopers Rock State Forest and the WVU Research Forest and just a couple miles south of the WV/PA state line near White House, PA. Russ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
