Chris
Dan Sperduto of NH Natural Heritage Program discovered it and
dated it. He is the one to contact. I haven't had any contact with him
in years. Maybe you can contact him. I last saw Dan at the Old Growth
conference that we held in New Hampshire in 2004.
Bob
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On Nov 17, 2009, at 7:19 AM, "Chris Girard" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Bob, I work right in Concord N.H. If you email me the address of the
> black Gum tree, I can try to get some photos of it for the ENTS site.
>
> Chris Girard
> ISA Certified Arborist
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 5:34 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [ENTS] Oldest Tree in New England
>
> Jennie,
>
> The oldest we know of is a black Gum near Concord, NH. When it was
> cored it was determined to be 679 years old. That was at least 5
> years ago. Giving it a couple of year to reach core height, today
> it is about 686 years old.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jennie" <[email protected]>
> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:20:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada
> Eastern
> Subject: [ENTS] Oldest Tree in New England
>
> Quick question. How old is the oldest known tree in New England, what
> is it and where is it located? I know I have the answer somewhere in
> my notes, but I can't seem to find it.
>
> Thanks,
> Jennie
>
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