Beth et al.: In addition to the English oak (Q. robur) picture that I posted this morning (about 21 feet circumference), there was another oak I saw in Poland that was 9.3m or 30.5 feet in circumference.
Lee Beth Koebel wrote: > Marc + Don, > I don't know where some of the English Oaks rank but many are huge. I think > that there is one in Shearwood Forest that is called Robin Hood. I know this > sounds like I'm joking but I'm not. I'll see if I can find a picture. I will > also ask the International Oak Society which species of any oaks in the world > that they think is the largest. > Beth > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 1, 2009, at 9:29, Marcboston <[email protected]> wrote: > > No Don, any and all oak species but restricted to North America. > While I am at it though does Europe have larger oaks than the us? > > On Nov 30, 5:20 pm, DON BERTOLETTE <[email protected]> wrote: > Marc- > > Did the bettors specify a genus (as within the Quercus genus)? > > -Don > > > > > > Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:22:22 -0800 > Subject: [ENTS] Oak question > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > I am having an argument with a friend on the west coast. He claims > that California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) can get larger than any > oak species on the east coast. Of course I disagree and that the Live > oaks of the south (East Coast &Louisiana) are the largest of North > America. I have a small friendly wager riding on this, besides I > don’t want the west coast to claim any more tree superlatives. Look > forward to your replies! > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one > place.http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&cre...- > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - > > -- 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]
