Bob, And in the western Great Lakes states, I believe that only the Menominee Indian Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin is known to have trees in the 12x160 club.
Paul On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Bob <[email protected]> > *Date:* August 13, 2009 8:45:48 AM EDT > *To:* Joseph Zorzin <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *Re: geology* > > Joe > > It was especially gratifying to be out yesterday with you and Mike. > Most peope who visit Mohawk with me enjoy it but you two knew what you were > looking at and appreciated it from a deeper level of forest understanding. > > Folks who attend my programs often get a kick from my enthusiasm but > otherwise relate too Mohawk only in general ways. The forest doesn' t stand > out as extra special. I understand and work all the harder, which they seem > to enjoy. By the time my programs end, I think they believe they've been in > the company of a real southern evangelist. Perhaps they have. > > Anyway, it was great to get back out in the field with you and great to get > out for the first time with Mike and Sun. > > Currently Monica and I are over in Hunter Mountain New York. Were getting > another Catskill high. I can't get enough of the Catskills, but looking at > the forests, or rather the condition of the forests makes me all the more > aware of how special Mohawk is. > > BTW, I neglected to mention yesterday after I measured the girth of > Tecumseh and found that it has reached 12 feet, Tecumseh joins a very select > club of 12x160. At this point we have only 5 sites in the entire Northeast > with members of that club: Cook Forest, Hearts Content, Anders Run > (formerly), MTSF, and MSF. So PA and MA share the honors. Other states in > the Northeast have no entries. > > Will Blozan can fill in the members fom the Southeast. Will? > > Bob > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:14 AM, "Joseph Zorzin" < <[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > > Bob, I suppose that must be a conclusion. It's often said that in areas > where the bedrock is very mixed doesn't correlate all that strongly with > the vegetation in glaciated areas because the soil was pushed around (till) > and all mixed up but there still has to be some correlation. At least it's a > factor along with the protection MTSF gets from having high hills nearby. > The high hills not only offer protection but lots of water draining down > from on high- and nutrients draining down with that water. Probably the > biggest factor of all though is the fact that those stands were not cut- > similar good terrain is probably common and should have had similar great > trees. > > I think the lesson learned is that PROTECTION is the most important thing- > which is why we must continue to protect other forests that have the > potential to also be great, even if it's centuries from now. > > Wild guess but I suspect there must be many similar pockets of trees in the > NE that were not cut - which simply haven't been discovered by big tree > lovers. > > Joe > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bob <[email protected]> > *To:* Joseph Zorzin <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:31 PM > *Subject:* Re: geology > > Joe > > So, do we conclude that the rocks are very rich in trace minerals and > they contribute to the tree growth? > > Bob > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 12, 2009, at 6:49 PM, "Joseph Zorzin" < > <[email protected]><[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > > Bob, I just reviewed my statewide geology book- it's clear that the > bedrock in the area we saw today had a volcanic origin. > > Joe > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
