ENTS,
I second Eli's call on visiting/holding a conference near a special
longleaf pine ecosystem. Greenwood Plantation ("Big Woods") is jaw-
dropping, especially when you learn that it has been actively managed
for more than 50 yrs, even for ENTS'ers.
I just got back from a 5-day field trip with my forest ecology class
to the Carolina Sandhills and two longleaf pine heritage preserves in
South Carolina. Longleaf pine is an amazing species. One manager
called it the most stubborn tree he knows. He meant this as a tree
that will survive almost anywhere and many conditions. We visited the
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, a more-xeric ecosystem,
and then the Lynchburg Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve, which is a wet-
savanna. At Lynchburg longleaf grows adjacent to pond cypress and even
has pitcher plants tickling it's toes. A grad student at Virginia Tech
is studying montane longleaf pine, ecosystems living in the lower mtns
of Alabama and western GA. It is an amazingly diverse, beautiful and
adaptable tree. I'll upload pix of Carolina Sandhills and Lynchburg to
the ENTS web page.
ENTS would not do wrong by making a gathering in/near a longleaf pine
ecosystem.
neil
On Oct 14, 9:13 am, Eli Dickerson <[email protected]> wrote:
> We should consider having ENTS visiting some longleaf sites in the future.
> I've talked with the property managers for the Wade Tract and Greenwood
> Plantation ("Big Woods") and they both sounded like they would consider
> providing guided tours. They are very protective of these areas and
> understandably so.
>
> I'm also quite sure some of the trees in these stands near Thomasville, GA
> are MUCH older than 150 years.
>
> Also, you might enjoy
> this:http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h186/eliahd24/tree%20explorations/?...
>
> ~Eli
>
> --- On Wed, 10/14/09, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> From: Larry <[email protected]>
> Subject: [ENTS] Re: 2 amazing species- Redwoods and Longleaf pine
> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]>
> Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 5:43 AM
>
> Eli, I really liked you photos! I was trying to guess on how old
> these LL trees were. One of my favorite trees since I was a kid.
> Living in South Ms., we see these less and less but there are still
> remaining stands in South Ms, South Ala, South Ga., Northwest Fla.,
> the Carolinas, etc. I've seen some around 125 years old but none in
> the 200-300 year old class. As for heights the tallest I've seen are
> just over 80', the may have reached 100'+ in the old Forests. Some may
> exsist but they would be far and few between, unfortunately. Will Fell
> would know more about this species than I. Will, how old would the
> Wade Tract be? 100-150? A link to the Wade
> Tract.http://www.talltimbers.org/wadetract.html
>
> A discussion we had on LL back in
> 08.http://www.nativetreesociety.org/species/sp_gallery/longleaf/longleaf...
> Larry
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