I don't want to be "down tree" from you. Gary
On Dec 5, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Will Blozan <[email protected]> wrote: > Gary, > > Let’s climb a tree next time I’m up there and we’ll see… > > Will F. Blozan > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > "No sympathy for apathy" > From: Gary A Beluzo [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 3:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENTS] Andrew Joslin and Henry David Thoreau > > Will > > Is that a bona fide ENTS maneuver, "intense sphincter adventures"? > > Gary > > On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:41 AM, Will Blozan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Bob, >> >> Awesome day indeed! I am puzzled by the tape drop- something is not >> right. Did you add in BH? (156.1+4.5= 160.6) Did Andrew observe >> crown damage? I would bank on John Eichholtz’s measurements any da >> y (and yours ;). I can’t accept that a tape drop was two feet off >> of some of ENTS greatest and most accurate measurers. No way. >> >> My climb in 2007 of the Grandfather tree substantiated that the >> high point of the Thoreau Pine was WAY off center on the down >> stream and slightly upslope side of the crown. I recall the intense >> sphincter adventures with getting high enough and cantilevered out >> to even reach it with the short extension pole I had during the >> climb. I transposed the top across the crown to a suitable anchor >> point for a drop as straight and close to the trunk as possible. It >> took some work for sure. Would have been a lot easier with a >> clinometer and pole combination… >> >> In the photo below (taken from the Grandfather Pine in 2007) the >> high point is clearly seen to the upper right of the crown. I >> recall it being virtually invisible from the ground from typical >> measurement vantage points. Perhaps it has broken but it sounds >> like it needs to be reclimbed. Thoreau is worthy! >> >> <image001.jpg> >> >> Will F. Blozan >> President, Eastern Native Tree Society >> President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. >> >> "No sympathy for apathy" >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 8:40 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [ENTS] Andrew Joslin and Henry David Thoreau >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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] >> > > -- > 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] -- 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]
