Lovely place... on my return to your region, I'd like to visit there...any advice?
miles On Nov 11, 7:36 pm, [email protected] wrote: > ENTS > > Taking advantage of the good weather, today Monica and I returned to Monroe > State Forest and the Dunbar Brook corridor. She wanted to see the Parsonage > Brook old growth. On the way, I remeasured a tall trail side pine. It is 9.9 > feet in girth and 137.3 feet in height. It will eventually reach 140 feet. > Now to the images. The attached images are from today's trek. > > WP.jpg: This image shows one of the large pines growing near the Dunbar Brook > trail. It measures 11.2 feet in girth and 128.0 feet in height. There is a > concentration of large white pines along lower Dunbar Brook that measure > between 9.0 and 11.5 feet in girth and 120.0 and about 132.0 feet in height. > There are 7 white pines over 130 feet that I have so far confirmed. Heights > are modest. However, there are 6 of the Dunbar pines that reach 12 feet in > girth. That is exceptional. > > DunbarBrook2.jpg: This image shows some of thelarge boulders in the brook. > There are sections of the brook that are simply mesmerizing. I suppose water > tumbling over large boulders appeals to everybody. > > ParsonageBrook1.jpg: This image shows hemlock and red spruce in an area Lee > Frelich interpreted as exhibiting a strong neighborhood effect. Lee, do you > recall this scene from your October visit? > > ParsonageBrook2.jpg: More of the Parsonage Brook old growth. > > RM1.jpg: A very attractive red maple showing shaggy bark characteristics. I > didn't measure the maple's height, but it is around 100 feet. > > YBWB.jpg: A side by side comparison of yellow and white birch. > > I'm writing an essay about Dunbar Brook for the next edition of the Bulletin. > > Bob > > Bob > > WP.jpg > 631KViewDownload > > DunbarBrook2.jpg > 468KViewDownload > > ParsonageBrook1.jpg > 688KViewDownload > > ParsonageBrook2.jpg > 628KViewDownload > > RM1.jpg > 767KViewDownload > > YBWB.jpg > 887KViewDownload -- 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]
