Thanks, Ed, I think I'm officially to February in my data book. You can obviously tell I jumped the gun a little.
Dale On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Edward Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > Dale, > > Thanks for the post. You will be able to raise the Rucker Index somewhat > when you catch up with your measurements. This past April, we (You Carl, > and I) measured two taller specimens than in this list. > > Crull Island > > sugar maple 8.9 111.1+ re-measure from years back > white ash 10.8 131.7 Carl measure to 131, confirmed to > 131.7 > > *Allegheny River: Buckaloons-Kibbe's Island* ** ** ** ** ** *Species > * *CBH* *Height* *Status* *Rucker Index* *Comments* > Sycamore 12.2 *148.3* tallest PA > *122.34* Baker Island white ash 10.8 131.7 Crull Island > Silver maple 10 *128.9* tallest NE Thompson Island E. white pine 8.6 > 124.7 Hemlock Island bitternut hickory 6 119.5 Baker Island > N. red oak 9.2 116.4 Hemlock Island cucumbertree 3.9 116.3 Hemlock > Island black oak 7.1 115.5 Hemlock Island > Sugar Maple 8.9 111.1 Crull Island > swamp white oak 10.9 *111* tallest NE Anders Run N.A. ** ** ** ** ** ** > ** ** ** > *Pennsylvania Rucker Index Site Comparison* ** ** ** ** ** *Site* *Rucker > Index* ** ** ** ** Cook Forest State Park 137.38 Fairmont Park 132.27 > McConnells > Mill State Park 130.85 Clarion River 129.72 Ridley Creek State Park > 128.3 Swarthmore College 127.55 Wintergreen Gorge 127.53 Ricketts > Glen State Park 126.29 Valley Forge National Park 123.83 Walnut Creek > Gorge 123.66 Tyler Arboretum 123.59 > *Allegheny River: Buckaloons-Kibbe's Island* > *122.34* > Airdrie Forest 122.05 Anders Run Natural Area 121.59 > Ohiopyle State Park 120.36 > > If you just include the islands themselves, then the swamp white oak drops > out and is replaced by the > > black walnut 7.7 110.3 > Thompson Island > > And the Rucker Index for the islands in the river goes to 122.27 > > Edward Frank > > Check out my new Blog: http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/ (and click > on some of the ads) > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
