Andrew,
Some of my last message got cut off. So, I'll complete the message
here. Again, I thank you, all Ents thank you, and the Thoreau pine
thanks you. The Thoreau pine is receiving the attention it deserves.
13.0 x 156.1 is a keeper by any eastern standards. Also, please convey
my thanks to Bart and Freddie. We now look forward to the images you
captured.
It was a great day for all of us. We settled the issue for
Thoreau, John bagged a new sugar maple champ for Monroe, I brought my
database up to date. Sweet!
We've now got to get Marc out to join the climbing team.
Bob
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On Dec 4, 2009, at 9:03 PM, Marcboston <[email protected]>
wrote:
> What a nice day to measure! I would have really liked to been apart
> of that trip. Christmas retail has all my time. After the holidays I
> would like to get out to your stomping grounds!
>
> On Dec 4, 8:39 pm, [email protected] wrote:
>> ENTS,
>>
>> Well today was a big day for the Massachusetts group of dedicated
>> Ents. At my request, Andrew Joslin and two companion climbers took
>> on the daunting task of climbing the Henry David Thoreau pine in
>> Monroe State Forest for the purpose of doing a tape drop
>> measurement. The day was perfect for the climb.
>>
>> We met at the Charlemont Inn at 8:30AM and had breakfast. To our
>> delight, John Eichholz was able to make it. So, after breakfast, we
>> headed for Dunbar Brook. While John and team readied for the climb,
>> John and I scooted around measuring other trees. We also measured
>> the Thoreau pine from as many locations as possible. Our ground-
>> based measurements ranged from 157.1 to 158.4 feet. John and I
>> thought the most probably height for the tree to be 158 feet.
>>
>> To cut to the chase, Andrew's tape drop came to 156.1 feet. John
>> and I were surprised, but that is the best measurement we have, so
>> the big tree is no longer in the 160 Club. However, John
>> established a new mid-slope baseline for girth using the Will
>> Blozan method. Thoreau's girth is an even 13.0 feet. So, the
>> Thoreau pine moves into another girth class. Lose some, win some.
>>
>> John went farther out the ridge while Andrew and team were getting
>> themselves positioned in the top of the pine. John measured a sugar
>> maple to 124.7 feet, a new height record for the Dunbar Brook
>> maples. The Rucker Index stands at 123.7 today. Its all time high
>> is 124.1. I found a tall ash upslope from Thoreau and the
>> Grandfather pine. Its dimensions are girth = 7.2 feet, height =
>> 128.9 feet. Not bad. I remeasured the Grandfather pine and got
>> 144.7 feet. That is a believable number, given Will Blozan's climb
>> a couple of years ago. I think he got around 143.5 feet or so.
>>
>> Well, enough chatter. The following images tell a little of the
>> story.
>>
>> ThoreausBase.jpg: This image show's Thoreau's base. That is what a
>> 13-foot circumference looks like for a straight white pine.
>>
>> LookingIntoThoreausCrown.jpg: I tried to capture the appearance of
>> how this tree soars.
>>
>> TopOFThoreau.jpg: This image shows Andrew's pole at the tippy top
>> of the great tree.
>>
>> ClimberInThoreau.jpg: This image shows a climber ascending.
>>
>> AshMapleAndRock.jpg: This image is included to give an idea of the
>> surrounding terrain and forest. Great place.
>> and your team, all ENTS thanks you and your team, and most of all
>> the great Henry David Thoreau pine thanks you. We can promote this
>> climb as a genuine effort to put truth into the tree numbers.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> ThoreausBase.jpg
>> 666KViewDownload
>>
>> LookingIntoThoreausCrown.jpg
>> 755KViewDownload
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>> TopOFThoreau.jpg
>> 419KViewDownload
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>> ClimberInThoreau.jpg
>> 537KViewDownload
>>
>> AshMapleAndRock.jpg
>> 636KViewDownload
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