Andrew,
I will be presenting a PowerPoint lecture at the Hitchcock Center on Nov 18th. I'll get measurements then. If it makes the 12 x 120 club, I'll be very happy. Anything above that in the Connecticut River Valley gives reason to celebrate. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Joslin" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:11:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dunbar Brook white pine climb Thanks for the comments. Indeed a lovely forest, I felt at home there. We were in a nice "flat" along Dunbar, I'm looking forward to future explorations up on the slopes there. On the subject of nice Massachusetts whites, I visited the Hitchcock Center land in Amherst recently, looked at a huge diameter white pine in a back corner of the property, I was there at sunset so I couldn't get a sense of the height through the understory but what a super wide lower trunk! I think the oldest white pine I've ever looked at. Don't expect big height but an impressive tree all the same. A future visit is in order with measuring equipment. I'm guessing Bob's already all over that one. -Andrew [email protected] wrote: > > Andrew, > > > > Yes, I know the grove you were in. I plan to return in the late > fall and remeasure the grove and other isolated pines. Great trees, > great forest, great video. > > > > Bob > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:56:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Dunbar Brook white pine climb > > Andrew, > > > > Great video! Nice shots of the Grandfather and Thoreau pines across > the brook. I believe Bob has measured all those pines in the grove you > were in. I have seen them from the climbs across the brook. > > > > > > > > Will > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Andrew Joslin > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:46 PM > To: ENTSTrees > Subject: [ENTS] Dunbar Brook white pine climb > > > > > > Here is a video from a recent white pine climb along Dunbar Brook in > > western Mass. I expect that Will, Bob and others know this tree very > > well. I have GPS coordinates to help confirm which tree it is. I had 2 > > guest climbers visiting from Georgia, we took a hike and picked out a > > beauty of a tree. I hope you enjoy it: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN2Gog-dHVo > > > > After climbing a few white pines in the general Mohawk/Monroe area the > > one thing that is consistent is very little history of significant > > breakage at the top, these trees are straight-up spires. This is in > > contrast to New England white pine in less sheltered sites that show > > evidence of regular storm damage and regrowth of the leader over the > > life of the tree. > > > > Really enjoyed looking at some of the sizable Big Tooth Poplar on the > > hike in, really fine trees, first time I've seen them so large, > > impressive. > > -AJ > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
