Steve, Looks like a great place, worth checking out it and its environs thoroughly. Wish I was there!
John On Nov 14, 10:46 pm, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS, Bob, George- > > Here are several of photos taken today. The first shows the narrow valley > landscape typical of the area, the second shows a Tuliptree measured to > 157', (and larger in diameter than the tallest measured), and the third > shows the 143.6' Beech(in center of photo, mid-distance). There are lots of > small deep coves to be explored in this area, with the depth of the small > valleys increasing the heights of the trees. I think it might be possible to > break 160' for Tuliptree---they are by far the most dominant and conspicuous > tree in the area. This will be a good Winter project. > > Interestingly, Sugar and Black Maple were present, but scarce. Norway Maple > was intruding, along with burning bush and Japanese Holly. > > Steve > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 10:11 PM, George Fieo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Steve, > > > Awesome trees! I’m anxious to hear the rest of the report. > > > George > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > *Sent:* Saturday, November 14, 2009 9:29 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [ENTS] Sand Run revisited > > > Steve, > > > I think you all just set the Ohio tall tree record and that > > beech is off the charts. Can't wait for the full report. Thanks to you and > > Randy, the Ohio team is really making significant contributions. Thanks from > > the rest of us. > > > Bob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Galehouse" <[email protected]> > > To: "ENTS" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:05:29 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: [ENTS] Sand Run revisited > > > 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 Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > > Send email to [email protected] > > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > > To unsubscribe send email to > > [email protected]<entstrees%[email protected]> > > > -- > > Eastern Native Tree Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > > Send email to [email protected] > > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > > To unsubscribe send email to > > [email protected]<entstrees%[email protected]> > > > -- > > Eastern Native Tree Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > > Send email to [email protected] > > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > > To unsubscribe send email to > > [email protected]<entstrees%[email protected]> > > > > Sand Run valley.jpg > 555KViewDownload > > Sand Run Tuliptree high ridge 157'.jpg > 482KViewDownload > > Sand Run Beech 143.6' > 610KViewDownload -- 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]
