George,
I appreciate your posts in MD- my home state. Maryland has lots to offer and I'm glad ENTS is getting some time in there. I'll be up sometime this winter and hope to visit Belt Woods and some of the nice older trees along the C&O Canal. Will F. Blozan President, Eastern Native Tree Society President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Fieo Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 10:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Pokomoke River State Forest, Maryland ENTS, While vacationing in Maryland this past summer,8/18/09, my family and I decided to take a morning hike along the Trail of Change which is located in the Shad Landing Area of Pokomoke River State Park. The forest surrounding the trail is in several stages of succession, which is how it got it's name, due to manmade disturbances. Shad Landing has one of the northern most natural stands of bald cypress, some of it is said to be old growth. Water oak is another southern tree that can be seen growing along this trail. Our hike was cut short due to the relentless attack from the mosquitoes and flies. The bug repellent did little to stop their harassment. I did manage to take some photos and measurements. Timmy with an 8'6" x 91.3' loblolly pine The trail cuts through two large thickets of mountain laurel. They are the largest I've ever seen and I could easily walk under them without ducking and weaving. I was most impressed with the mountain laurel. I only measured the fattest one along the trail but there are taller ones within the thickets. Timmy with 25.5" x 24.3' mountain laurel Here are the numbers for the few trees I did measure. Pocomoke River State Forest Species CBH Height American Holly 2'10" 54.1 Bald Cypress 6' 69.4 Loblolly Pine 4'1" 87' Loblolly Pine 8'6" 91.3 Mountain Laurel 25.5" 24.3 CBH @ 2' George --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
