Bob: You mentioned in the report below that John Eichholz left a tag in the Aspen at 4 1/2 feet. It seems like I have been using push pins to mark 4 1/2 feet but is he using tags as a better target to sight on while taking the bottom angle and distancemeasurements or is it a more permanent tag that will last so he knows from year to year he is measuring from the same spot? Turner Sharp
On Nov 21, 4:50 pm, [email protected] wrote: > ENTS, > > I short time back I mentioned to Monica that I was becoming frustrated with > my forest mission. Naturally she asked why. I explained that I hadn't been > making enough new big/tall tree discoveries. I was spending too much time > revisiting the same trees. I do like to check up on favorite trees, but I > need to add to my database. Soon thereafter, my world brightened. I added the > Neil Pederson Pine to the list of significant trees - the northern most > 140-foot white pine measured in Massachusetts. > > Today, I went to MTSF with a two objectives: remeasure our champion bigtooth > aspen and visit the north end of the state forest. The following table > summarizes the results of today's solo measuring foray. > > Species Hgt Girth Status Name > NRO 123.2 7.3 remeasurement > BTA 126.0 4.0 remeasurement Eichholz Aspen > WA 143.8 5.8 remeasurement > NRO 121.2 9.6 New > HM 126.1 9.6 remeasurement > WP 151.3 10.0 New #87 Lonesome Pine > WP 145.0 9.4 New Triplet #1 > WP 144.2 10.7 New Triplet #2 > WP 140.8 9.6 New Triplet #3 > BTA 120.0 3.5 remeasurement > BTA 115.8 New > BTA 117.0 remeasurement > > I was surprised to confirm the 126-foot aspen. John Eichholz had a tag at the > 4.5-foot spot. So, the first good news is that our champ has not lost height. > After leaving the grove of aspens, I went to a flat area at the base of Clark > Ridge to check on a cluster of tall ash trees. I confirmed that the tallest > in the group is doing fine. It is up to 143.8 feet. Sweet. > > -- 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]
