Tim,
We take notice when girths of red spruce reach 7 feet. There are a very few red spruce that reach 8 feet in girth in our neck of the woods, but I don't expect to find one when I explore red spruce stands. I'm very happy with 7 feet. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Zelazo" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 8:07:29 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Re: Old growth red spruce located in a National Natural Area I guess I was really connecting with mother nature and forgot about the mission. What would be a good size girth for Red Spruce? On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Bob < [email protected] > wrote: Tim Thats's a fine looking red spruce. Did you get a girth measurement? Bob Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2009, at 2:14 PM, Timothy Zelazo < [email protected] > wrote: > Bob: > > A few weeks ago, I spent a wet weekend at Stoney Ledge in the Mount > Greylock State Reservation. While the group of five I was with > joined a hiking program on an eight mile section of the AT, I did a > solo hike into an area that I've looked at for years, and always > wondered what it would be like walking into the spruce forest > located in the Hopper. I planned on hiking from the top down, but > changed my plans at the last minute and hiked from the bottom up. > Many times I was on all fours like an animal, as I moved up the > slope in the heavy rain and thick fog. I really enjoyed exploring > the spruce in the National Natural Area. > > Today, when I visit the overlook and see the red spruce pockets, I > no longer wonder what it would be like walking through the spruce. > > Tim > > > > <Copy of Old Growth Red Spruce.JPG> > <Copy of Old Growth Red Spruce in the Hopper.JPG> > <Copy of Red Spruce in the Hopper 10-3-09.JPG> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
