Andrew
Good find. This is definitely at the upper end of the size scale
for sugar maple in Mass. I have got into the 17-ft circumference class
in western Mass, but not often.
Bob
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On Oct 13, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Andrew Joslin <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> This 16' 4" CBH single stem Sugar Maple is tucked into the edge of
> woods
> near Shattuck Hospital in Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.
> Amazingly subtle due to the understory and small trees surrounding
> it. I
> didn't get the height, will wait 'til the leaves come down to do a
> good
> job of it. It's not tall maybe 80-85' on a good day. It's one of the
> larger CBH trees in Boston. It looks like a classic wolf tree, the
> crown
> spread is impressive.
>
> Photos here:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturejournal/sets/72157622577249682/
> -AJ
>
> >
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