Steve and Randy, That beech is amazing, and somewhat perplexing. As far as I know, that beech is the tallest individual ENTS has measured. What surprises me is the latitude. I can not think of another species that grows well in the sounthern Appalachians that reaches its maximum height that far north, although some like black birch and white pien come close.
Great finds, and looking forward to a full report. Jess On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS- > > > Earlier this year I reported on Sand Run Metropark, part of the Akron > Metropark, Ohio system, and today revisited with fellow ENT Randy Brown, > friend Dave Shoemaker, and oldest son Mitch. It was a great day, with > sunshine and 70F--very unusual for Northern Ohio in mid-November. The steep > narrow valleys of the park, which lead into the Cuyahoga River floodplain, > lend themselves to tall trees. Together Randy and I discovered a 158.1 > Tuliptree, Randy found a 143.6' Beech, and many other tall trees. We'll soon > have a Rucker Index for the site. > > Steve > > -- > 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] -- 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]
