I don't believe I've seen a longer increment borer than that one! -Don Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:30:40 -0400 Subject: [ENTS] this is how we grow oaks in Kentucky From: [email protected] To: [email protected]
See attached, The pictures are scanned from old polaroids, but you still can make out tree pretty well. That's me about 14 years ago. I am a tad over 6 feet tall in my socks, so that gives you some perspective on the diameter. There are a number of bur oaks that are close to this size in the Inner Bluegrass Region of KY (around Lexington). At the time, this was the "National Champion" (maybe still is?) and was/is found on a horse farm (where else!) in Paris, Kentucky. And not too far from that, in Harrison County, near Cynthiana (my birthplace) is the national champion chinkapin oak (or at least someone told me it was). You can view that via the link below...there is a picture of me and Mary Arthur standing near it: http://picasaweb.google.com/the.tsuga/GriffithWoodsCentralKY#5268677427637498706 And, let me leave you with a few words from Muir's- "A Thousand Mile Walk to the Sea" “I have seen oaks of many species in many kinds of exposure and soil, but those of Kentucky excel in grandeur, all I had ever before beheld. They are broad and dense and bright green. In the leafy bowers and caves of their long branches dwell magnificent avenues of shade, and every tree seems to be blessed with a double portion of strong exulting life...” — John Muir (1867)) ryan On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Randy Brown <[email protected]> wrote: Geez, that's a big one. On Aug 5, 2009, at 9:55 AM, pabigtrees wrote: > > Ryan > > Here in SE Pa where Bur oak is introduced, we have several large > examples that 30 years ago people thought were over three hundred > years old. > http://www.pabigtrees.com/trees/images/trees%20by%20county/delaware/pictures/delco%2025%20collen%20brook%20bur%20oak%2008%20small.jpg > > What I discovered was Bur Oak was not introduced/identified until 1812 > (Dirr). So the trees in this part of the state typically date to the > houses they are planted near. Often times the houses are older, but > there was an addition put on the house in the early 1800's, and the > tree was most likely planted then. We have a few here that are 17-21' > cbh, but all of them are planted near old homes. > > Another Red oak that grew here was also believed to be 300 years old > due to its size (over 20' cbh), but when it came down, a cookie from > 37' up yielded only 151 rings. Estimated age of the 300 year old tree > came down to 200 at that point. People do not like to hear that their > tree is not ancient like they believed. They get very annoyed. > > Scott > > -- Ryan McEwan The University of Dayton http://academic.udayton.edu/RyanMcEwan _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail®. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_express:082009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
