Just a guess, but I would say that the Padgett Poplar, though impressive, is smaller than at least 30 other poplars in the Southern Blue Ridge.
Josh On Oct 18, 5:43 pm, Marcboston <[email protected]> wrote: > That is one really impressive tree! That has to be one of the largest > angiosperms in the country. The gum trees of America no? > > On Oct 18, 1:08 pm, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ENTS, > > > Just a quick note on a tree in Highlands, NC. Several years ago I was asked > > to measure a tuliptree for a ceremony honoring a man named Bob Padgett. This > > tree, also known as the "Horse Cove Poplar" has long been considered to be > > the "second largest" tuliptree or "second largest eastern tree" depending on > > which (unreliable) reference you encounter. The weird "Wasalisk Poplar" is > > "the biggest" (now dead). Anyway, it is a nice tree but not even remotely > > close to its billing. I saw this tree last month and took a composite photo > > of it. The highly tapered stem is 20.7' girth at 4.5 feet and total height > > ~143.2'. I would guess low 2000 ft3 for volume. > > > Will F. Blozan > > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > > image002.jpg > > 93KViewDownload > > > image001.jpg > > 118KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
