Nice oaks, Scott! Incredible trees...
Dale On 8/3/09, pabigtrees <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ENTS > > I was able to get away today to search for, and find luckily, Some of > the trees inventoried in 1982 as possibly being from the time of > William Penn's arrival to the continent (1682) We now know that most > of these trees were recognized for their size, and not necessarily > their actual age, but they are still interesting none the less. Here > is what I found: > > I first visited Springton Manor. This park is the largest original > Penn Charter that has been preserved intact. In 1704 this property > was purchased from William Penn and contained 10,000 acres. In 1730 > it was surveyed to contain over 8000 acres. Most of this is now the > park and parts are still farmed. On this site are the King and Queen > White Oaks. The larger, the King, is: > > 20.6 x 74.0 x 99 for 345 points > > http://entstrees.googlegroups.com/web/Chesco+45+King+Oak+09+small.jpg?hl=en&gda=qFbGI1EAAAC9hNKWWoqyDof3ZAXKO0ovWWQcxrl9yHjYfABMEm1QcM8OsSx0SCDN_2c-02fNu-LYXTaHBHs5NILuNQAB_voYUwk_6Qi3BU8HCN0q6OYwM5VxXgp_nHWJXhfr7YhqVgA&gsc=M338ggsAAADRlvQIKo0BV26nCNde1c8M > > The queen reigned in at > 17.7 x 88.3 x 102 > > http://entstrees.googlegroups.com/web/Chesco+45+Queen+Oak+full+09+small.jpg?hl=en&gda=Muzma1cAAAC9hNKWWoqyDof3ZAXKO0ovWWQcxrl9yHjYfABMEm1QcETdvqIgGUfA7v98sLrMtZcTHw119srNVZNv9YlGfpXK4jX5QZ0vdHnBDt87893RKnleHbr-qQzBoYYWXY0JTQM&gsc=M338ggsAAADRlvQIKo0BV26nCNde1c8M > > The next white oak was within a mile of the first two on Indian Run > Rd. It measures > 17.8 x 89.9 x 114 I don't think it is the originaloak that was > listed, as it seems too small compared to the 1982 cbh of 17' 5". On > this site I found four additional white oaks that were over 15' cbh. > Local lore says the Native Americans used this circle of oaks as a > sacred space. Don't know how true that is, but it is in the heart of > the Unami, Lenni Lenape tribe on the Brandywine river. > > http://entstrees.googlegroups.com/web/Chesco+44+09+small.jpg?hl=en&gda=ocGDo0gAAAC9hNKWWoqyDof3ZAXKO0ovWWQcxrl9yHjYfABMEm1QcM6BTeo3cawuQQ5Ym5_tdPcl7L0n4r1OlWc0FWonxWPiGjVgdwNi-BwrUzBGT2hOzg&gsc=M338ggsAAADRlvQIKo0BV26nCNde1c8M > > > http://entstrees.googlegroups.com/web/Chesco+44+poss+original+tree+09+small.jpg?hl=en&gda=sAOA3lsAAAC9hNKWWoqyDof3ZAXKO0ovWWQcxrl9yHjYfABMEm1QcNkFI1n9r2HalOqy6AlZc_vZPEr77VO9Nghgzcrp1z1dT1Z53LEKtj7PEGElALdWKQZF2vdCvKU-TDZpFtcP-AU&gsc=M338ggsAAADRlvQIKo0BV26nCNde1c8M > > The next monster had the most vague directions, but luckily I knocked > on the door of a member of the Wallace land trust who led me directly > to the tree. Although it only has two leaders alive, and is not long > for this world it measures > 20.8 x 68 x 84 > > http://entstrees.googlegroups.com/web/Chesco+42+White+Oak+09+small.jpg?hl=en&gda=TsnTiFIAAAC9hNKWWoqyDof3ZAXKO0ovWWQcxrl9yHjYfABMEm1QcDnqWKe-73nLcf67HOcD9NZnw0yON0MaYRLnW-q9WiuqVeLt2muIgCMmECKmxvZ2j4IeqPHHCwbz-gobneSjMyE&gsc=M338ggsAAADRlvQIKo0BV26nCNde1c8M > > She also directed me to the next tree, A red Oak that measured > 19.6 x 80.2 x 90 > > http://entstrees.googlegroups.com/web/Chesco+46+Red+Oak+trunk+09+small.jpg?hl=en&gda=TfoMW1YAAAC9hNKWWoqyDof3ZAXKO0ovWWQcxrl9yHjYfABMEm1QcAPGouL33uSR425Dv-y7-vZqm70o6U7V8S088-rd9I12WSRz-Detb09CwKfN2BgOPBPhGuxsWDLdLep2NLleRSE&gsc=M338ggsAAADRlvQIKo0BV26nCNde1c8M > > It was a good day. Enjoy!! > > Scott > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
