Joe
By old growth, I mean primary or first forest. The species growing
on the summit of Plateau include white birch, yellow birch, red
spruce, balsam fir, black cherry, mountain ash, American beech,
striped maple, white ash, red maple, and sugar maple.
There' a swath of first forest that starts on Indian Head and
runs for a number of miles. Mike Kudish has inventories close to
16,000 acres. There is probably not a commercial grade tree in the
entire tract. Thus, we have the reason for it's survival.
Bob
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On Oct 25, 2009, at 4:48 PM, "Joseph Zorzin" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> hmmm..... interesting, I wouldn't normally think of any white birch
> in an old growth forest as it usually doesn't live that long- but I
> suppose it's possible if an old growth stand gets opened up with
> storm damage, some white birch could seed in- but I wonder how old
> it can get? Maybe the idea that white birch can't live long compared
> to many of our other species is just another of the many falsehoods
> in the forestry world?
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> That particular old white birch is the strangest one I've ever seen!
> Joe
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> Subject: [ENTS] More Catskills
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> ENTS
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> The old growth yellow and white birch on Plateau are simply
> extraordinary. Can't get enough.
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> Bob
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