Ray
No, it's a Norway. There are others planted around that look
normal. This one must have been on steroids.
Bob
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On Aug 28, 2009, at 8:18 PM, "Ray Weber" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wow I've never seen one that large or old looking. Is it possibly
> native Bob?
>
> Ray
>
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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:53:27 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: [ENTS] Ashburnham Norway Spruce
>
> ENTS,
>
> Today I accompanied Monica over to Ashburnham, MA. She needed to
> practice on a 1868 Viennese Streicher piano in preparation for a
> Brahms and Schumann concert in Ashburnham on Sept 27th. She
> specializes on early pianos.
> While Monica practiced, I explored the area for trees. I must report
> that most trees in Ashburnham, at least all that I saw, are
> undistinguished. Shortly before we left, I found the Norway spruce
> shown in the three attachments. It is unusual tree to say the least.
> It measures 80.5 feet in height. Nothing exceptional there. However,
> its girth is 13.6 feet, which makes it the largest Norway I've
> measured. However, these dimensions are eclipsed by the visual
> impact of this very interesting tree as can be seen in the photos.
>
> Bob
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