Will/Lee- As a surveyor, I had many occasions to use a 25' telescoping fiberglass rod (used for level circuits). Relatively light, durable, with a visible gradation in hundreds of a foot, this might be a good tool for your purposes.
-Don > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:49:03 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENTS] Andrew Joslin and Henry David Thoreau > > Will: > I used a 50 foot telescoping pole once to trim twigs from the top of 35 > year old red pines in plantations. It was extremely hard to use because > of the weight, and it had to be completely taken down to move from tree > to tree, because you had to keep if perfectly vertical while moving it > through the forest. If got caught on a branch or the wind pushed it and > it got past an angle of about 15 degrees, you couldn't stop it from > falling, and if you didn't let go quickly enough the handle at the base > would snap, some of the segments would be permanently kinked, and it > might even sprain your arms or fly up and break your jaw. I can't > imagine how hard a 180 foot pole would be to use. > > Lee > > Will Blozan wrote: > > > > Hey, > > > > Some ENTS should invent a 180’ telescoping pole to save some work for > > us cimbers… > > > > 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 3:52 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [ENTS] Andrew Joslin and Henry David Thoreau > > > > Damn Will, you need a longer pole. > > > > Gary > > > > > > On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Will Blozan <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >> ENTS, > >> > >> To clarify, that was the climb of the Thoreau Pine during an earlier > >> event… I surely did not have a pole long enough to reach from the > >> Grandfather to the Thoreau AND attach a tape! > >> > >> Will F. Blozan > >> > >> President, Eastern Native Tree Society > >> > >> President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > >> > >> //"No sympathy for apathy"// > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> *From:* Will Blozan [mailto:[email protected]] > >> *Sent:* Saturday, December 05, 2009 9:41 AM > >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> *Subject:* RE: [ENTS] Andrew Joslin and Henry David Thoreau > >> > >> 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 day (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! > >> > >> Will F. Blozan > >> > >> President, Eastern Native Tree Society > >> > >> President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > >> > >> //"No sympathy for apathy"// > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> *From:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] > >> *Sent:* Friday, December 04, 2009 8:40 PM > >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[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] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > >> To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> -- > >> Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > >> Send email to [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > >> To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > >> -- > >> Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > >> Send email to [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > >> To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > >> <mailto:[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] _________________________________________________________________ Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_4:092009 -- 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]
