Sadly I did not get any heights on the longleaf. I hope to get a good rangefinder for the upcoming tree measuring season as all I have now is a digital clinometer that's not very accurate. I hope to revisit the Wade Tract and adjacent old growth stands near Thomasville within the next year though. BTW- I was absolute elated with your recent trip summaries from the Sierra Nevada. Thank you for the amazing work that you and your western counterparts continue to do! Eli
--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Will Blozan <[email protected]> wrote: From: Will Blozan <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Re: 2 amazing species- Redwoods and Longleaf pine To: [email protected] Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 6:21 PM Eli, Awesome shots- thanks for sharing! Those redwoods sure are determined. I imagine some serious reiterations forming on those. Did you get any heights on the longleaf? Will From: Eli Dickerson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 3:50:18 PM Subject: [ENTS] 2 amazing species- Redwoods and Longleaf pine Hello ENTS, I've been lucky enough to do some traveling to a number of special ecological areas in the past few weeks. First I ventured to south Georgia to briefly visit the Wade Tract, one of the only remaining large stand of old growth Longleaf Pines in the world (see pic). It's like stepping back in time to catch a glimpse of what much of the south from Texas to Virginia looked like hundreds or thousands of years ago. Secondly I spent my 3 year anniversary on the Big Sur coast in California. Just in time to catch the amazing new NatGeo article on the Coastal Redwoods. The attached picture is of new growth on a redwood that I assume burned in the large fires last year in Big Sur. The fire reached the crown and you can see fresh green growth from the top to nearly ground level. Very interesting dichotomy between the blackened trunk and lush regrowth. Enjoy! ~Eli --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
