Andrew,
I had to do it from a considerable distance, which opens the door to greater error. I'm giving the tree every benefit of the doubt. Regardless of their measurement error, I think it is a great tree. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Joslin" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 10:42:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [ENTS] Tall Silver Maple Arnold Arboretum Bob, you were able to get 3 feet more than I was able to get out of it. They should be thrilled to gain that from my previous report :-) Andrew Joslin Jamaica Plain, MA Bob wrote: > ENTS > > Today Monica and I traveled to Jamaica Plains. Monica had a > rehersal for an upcoming concert. We also visited Arnold Arboretum. I > wanted to measure the big silver maple on the grounds that I was once > told was 132 feet tall. > > The dimensions of the maple are: girth = 17.9 ft; height = 111.4 > ft. Very impressive. The silver maple dwarfs other trees on the > grounds. I don't recall the height measurement Andrew got, but I think > it is close to mine. I suppose I should inform the Arboretum of the > measurement, but I don't think they want to hear that their champion > has shrunk. > > Bob > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- 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]
