Tom,
Thanks, for giving us this fine summary. With you and Robert Henry on the lose with a Forestry 550, I expect the numbers will quickly grow. We need to organize a trip to Zoar Valley and bring the measurements up to date. It has been far too long since ENTS has visited the Valley. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "thomas howard" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:49:23 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Tallest Trees New York State ENTS, Here is an updated list of tallest trees in NY: Tallest Trees in New York State 11/16/2009 (heights in feet) White Pine 158+ Elders Grove, Adirondacks Red Pine 110 Floodwood-Rollins Pond, Adir. Red Spruce 105 Peavine Swamp, Adir. Balsam Fir 95.6 Elders Grove, Adir. Larch 100 Peavine Swamp, Adir. Hemlock 126 Kaaterskill Falls Tuliptree 156 Zoar Valley White Ash 140.8 Kaaterskill Falls White Oak 121.6 Vanderbilt Estate, Hyde Park Red Oak 140.3 Zoar Valley Black Oak 106.3 Wellwyn Preserve, Long Island Beech 130.1 Zoar Valley Sycamore 155 Zoar Valley Black Locust 126.6 Old Maid’s Woods, Schenectady Pignut Hickory 129 FDR Estate, Hyde Park Bitternut Hickory 136.4 Zoar Valley Mockernut Hickory 103.1 Vanderbilt Estate, Hyde Park Black Walnut 124.1 Zoar Valley Sugar Maple 127.6 Zoar Valley Red Maple 119.1 Zoar Valley Black Cherry 1 31.1 Lily Dale, Chautauqua Co. Cucumber Magnolia 115.5 Long Point State Park American Basswood 128.7 Zoar Valley American Elm 120.6 Zoar Valley Red Elm 120.4 Zoar Valley Cottonwood 134.4 Zoar Valley Sassafras 107.3 Wellwyn Preserve Black Gum 94.5 Wizard of Oz Oak Grove No. Syracuse Black Birch 107.3 Wellwyn Preserve Yellow Birch 101.1 Zoar Valley All height except Floodwood-Rollins Pond, Peavine Swamp, Wizard of Oz Oak Grove, are from ENTS website. Floodwood-Rollins Pond and Peavine Swamp are from championtrees.org. All heights were measured with laser-rangefinder. Black Gum in Wizard of Oz Oak Grove, North Syracuse was measured by Robert Henry and Tom Howard 11/15/2009. Tom Howard Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. -- 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]
