Jess
Neat! Interesting species profiles. Bigtooth Aspen appears to be
another that reaches a height maximum north of the geographical center
of it's range within the lower 48. Do you agree?
Bob
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On Nov 28, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Jess Riddle <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bob,
>
> You missed the 120' cherry in the measurements. The cherry stand is
> quite dense, and I could not get a clear shot on other 110'+ cherries.
>
> Black cherry's temperature optimum seems to extend to slightly colder
> temperatures than many other tall eastern hardwoods. In the southern
> Appalachians, large cherries commonly grow around 4000' elevation
> while the largest individuals of other cove species, like tuliptree
> and basswood, are usually below 3500'. The occasional cherry
> dominated stands also tend to be upslope of tuliptree dominated
> stands. Cherries approaching their maximum height farther north
> reinforces that pattern. I see white ash and to some extent yellow
> buckeye fitting that same climate pattern. Of course, all of those
> species might grow best in a slightly warmer climate, but tuliptree
> tends to out-compete them on the warmer sites.
>
> Jess
>
>
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