Chris, The birch will lay where it is- it is a natural area. Tempting though!
________________________________ From: Chris Girard <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:09:42 AM Subject: [ENTS] Re: Cheoah Hemlock update 9-10-2009 Will, it's a shame to hear that the Cheoah Hemlock is now the sole survivor from the Tsuga Search superlative specimen program. I hope that it can make it, especially now that it is so exposed. With that hung up Black Birch in it too, you're right, it'll pose a hazard to both the climbers and the health of the tree. Is there any way that the Birch could be removed without damaging the Hemlock or costing an arm and a leg to do it? Or is the tree in an area where you let Nature do what Nature wants to do? Looks to me like a couple of well placed double whipped tackles along with a couple of GRCS lowering devices might be enough to lift and swing the Birch out of the way, or am I way off? Chris Girard ISA Certified Arborist -----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf >Of Will Blozan >Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:41 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ENTS] Cheoah Hemlock update 9-10-2009 > > >ENTS, > >I led a hike to the Cheoah Hemlock in Highlands , NC last month. This tree is >the only surviving Tsuga Search superlative specimen and now stands as both >the tallest AND largest (volume) eastern hemlock known. It has received lots >of TLC by the private owners and is recovering well from treatments for >hemlock woolly adelgid. > >The Cheoah 9-10-2009 re-growing a full head of hair > >We found the tree even more exposed than when it was climbed in 2006. A recent >blowdown upslope has now put this tree into an entirely exposed canopy >position (in addition to all the dead hemlocks nearby). Unfortunately the >Cheoah is now supporting a large black birch that has toppled and hung up in >the tree. This will pose some hazard for future climbs. I have dreams of a >complete 3-D modeling of the Cheoah. With branch volume included this tree >should soar past 2,000 ft3. Last measurement put the trunk wood volume at 1563 >ft3. > >Cheoah with fallen birch > >Some of you paying attention will recall that the plot surrounding the Cheoah >contained the oldest black birch found in the Tsuga Search project. This tree >was narrowly missed by the falling hemlocks upslope and now stands exposed as >well. Here is a composite of this ~380 year old tree. Yes, it is small. > > >Will F. Blozan >President, Eastern Native Tree Society >President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
