All: So this confirms that both the National Champ Bur & Chinkapin oaks are in central KY- right? That is what I was told when I visited those two trees (the ones I sent pictures of). but I never confirmed, until now..~!
Best, Ryan On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:42 PM, pabigtrees <[email protected]> wrote: > > Beth, ENTS > > The tree I posted is a yellow, chinkapin Oak. Not Bur. The Champion > Bur Oak is listed at American Forests as residing in Woodford Ky. > Second place is in Mo.,but only by 4 points. > > On Aug 7, 6:06 pm, Beth Koebel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bob, > http://www.americanforests.org/resources/bigtrees/register.php?details=3966 > Scott > > > > > > No, I don't know how it was measured but given the history of measuring > it is probably listed too high. I will start to ask around about it but I > am not sure what kind of response I'll get. > > > > Beth > > > > Trees are the answer.--bumper sticker from Illinois Forest Association > > > > --- On Fri, 8/7/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Subject: [ENTS] Re: this is how we grow oaks in Kentucky > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 5:02 PM > > > > #yiv1582189470 p {margin:0;} > > > > Beth, > > > > Do you know how the champ was measured? As you know, big crowned trees > are often badly mis-measured. > > > > Now that we have a contingent of Ents running state champion tree > programs, maybe more opportunities will arise to push our more accurate > measuring techniques. > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Beth Koebel" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, August 7, 2009 5:54:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: [ENTS] Re: this is how we grow oaks in Kentucky > > > > Scott and Ryan, > > > > The national champ bur oak is south of Columbia Missouri. Columbia is > about halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City along I-70. Unfortunatly it > is located on private property some where in Boone County. > > > > Beth > > > > Trees are the answer.--bumper sticker from Illinois Forest Association > > > > --- On Fri, 8/7/09, Ryan McEwan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Ryan McEwan <[email protected]> > > Subject: [ENTS] Re: this is how we grow oaks in Kentucky > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 9:27 AM > > > > Scott: > > > > Really impressive tree. Look at those branches! > > > > It is hard to say which is larger based on that picture... I agree the > trunk is a little wierd on the Kentucky one. I actually don't know what the > protocols are for measuring trees for this kind of thing. > > > > ryan > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 10:30 PM, pabigtrees <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ryan > > > > I would be curious to see where they measured that Chinkapin Oak. It > > is still listed as the champ. Look at this Chinkapin in Pa. Which > > one do you think is bigger by looking at the pics? Our tree was the > > National champ from 1940 to sometime in the 70 or 80's I think. Maybe > > it will be again. > http://www.pabigtrees.com/trees/images/Sacred%20oak%20of%20the%20oley... > > This tree is believed to be well over three hundred years old, and I > > believe it. > > > > Scott > > > > -- > > Ryan McEwan > > The University of Daytonhttp://academic.udayton.edu/RyanMcEwan- Hide > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Ryan McEwan The University of Dayton http://academic.udayton.edu/RyanMcEwan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
