Dan, That certainly is an impressive looking cherry. Thanks for posting.
Ed Frank Check out my new Blog: http://nature-web-network.blogspot.com/ (and click on some of the ads) ----- Original Message ----- From: Miles, Dan To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 5:15 PM Subject: [ENTS] RE: 179" black cherry From: Miles, Dan Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 5:10 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: 179" black cherry Hello- I recently found the largest black cherry I have ever seen in over 30 years of exploring the Southern Appalachians, and I’m wondering if it might be a champion for the state (the data base for which I could not access), or perhaps for Nantahala National Forest. The circumference I measured at 179 inches, and this is a very tall, single-trunked tree in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. I was not able to measure crown spread or height at the time. The tree is not visible from the trail, and is located at roughly 4,000 ft. above sea level near Little Santeetlah Creek. I do not live nearby, but I will be more than happy to provide more information to someone who may be interested in visiting the tree to take the measurements. See attached images. The day pack in the image is about 18” tall. Dan Miles (434) 661-8362 (c) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
