Larry and others I have been to the Wade tract several times and it is very fascinating particularly if you can get Leon Neel to accompany and explain the management of the tract. Some of the trees are in excess of 200 - 300 years old, however you will not see pines the diameter and height you see with the Lob's at Congaree. The whole area around Thomasville is rather scenic as much of it is in old plantations regularly managed for bird hunting and Thomasville is a delightful old turn of the century resort town before Florida developed. If is a lot different than southeast GA where I am in that is is rather hilly country, not at all what you would expect in the coastal plain. They call the area the Tallahassee Red Hills.
There are other opportunities in the area including Ichauway Plantation, about 25,000 acres south of Albany dedicated to ecological research. http://www.jonesctr.org/about_us/history_and_development.html If you are serious about a meeting I would suggest you consider working with the Longleaf Alliance http://www.longleafalliance.org/ which is at the forefront of longleaf research. They have some excellent programs on the species. On Oct 14, 8:43 am, Larry <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
