Sam: I am under the impression that Bear Hole Reservoir has been under some pretty intense forest management for the past 30+ years and I would expect that the likelihood of finding expanses of large trees might be remote.
Russ -----Original Message----- From: Sam Goodwin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, Dec 7, 2009 6:25 pm Subject: [ENTS] West Springfield, MA trees ENTS: Has anyone measured trees in the Bear Hole Reservoir area? Since I am saving up for a laser rangefinder I used the "stick" and tape measure today. The first tree was a white pine, 8' 10.5" @ 4.5' and 115' high. Then a white pine 11' 9.5" @4.5" and 132' high. On the way back I found a multi branched white pine that started branching at 4' where I measured it at 13' 1". I did not check its height. Driving home I checked 2 trees on the side of the road. The bigger one was 18' at 4.5". Due to rush hour traffic I did not check its height. I checked the leaves under the trees and most of them looked like what 2 books call a smooth-leaved elm? Do they get that big? Sam Goodwin -- 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]
