Ed, I have been fortunate to visit the Bristlecone pines in California over the last few years. The landscape in which they in habit is really interesting and very alien to what we see out east. Aside from Patriach and Schuluman groves are there any other noteworthy groves in the Whites? I have heard that they inhabit several areas within the Inyo/White mountain chain but access is not easy and backpacking would be the only way to see them. Is there any truth about another grove near Boundary Peak? Perhaps they (forest service) is keeping some of these remote groves secret only to protect them?
On Oct 7, 8:01 pm, "Edward Frank" <[email protected]> wrote: > George, ENTS, WNTS, > > This subject is part of an ongoing discussion on the ITRDBFOR Forum. Chris > Baisan commented, "Dr Currey had rather bad luck to have that particular tree > in his study area and to have decided to fell it. It is very unlikely, > however, that it was the oldest in that particular stand. The stand on > Wheeler Peak is quite extensive and is made up of thousands of ancient > trees. Having visited the area and seen the cut stump (still on the site > along with the remains of the tree) I would find it truly incredible if that > that particular tree was "the oldest". There are also areas in the White > Mountains of California with trees that are known to be considerably older > than 4,000 years. It is highly likely that there, too, are older trees." > > James Riser commented, "Don't forget the several sections lying on the ground > up at the stump! I have visited this stump a couple of times over the years > (proposed to my wife near there!) and have wondered why nobody has ever > followed up with it. There are probably more than 4862 rings if one were to > sample lower in the stump. However, there is a large amount of very old wood > just sitting there." > > Jean-Luc Dupoeuy commented on the Prometheus Tree cut by Dr. Currey, : "The > ring count has been published as 4844 by Currey himself (Ecology 1965). It is > written in many places that this age has been later recounted at 4862 by Don > Graybill;" > > Ed Frank > > "Oh, I call myself a scientist. I wear a white coat and probe a monkey every > now and then, but if I put monetary gain ahead of preserving nature...I > couldn't live with myself." - Professor Hubert Farnsworth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
