Eli, Very impressive numbers, especially the oaks. I've only made one brief visit to Fernbank Forest and would love to get back there. I'll be in Atlanta at the end of the month and in early January. Send me an e-mail off list, and we can coordinate times.
Great work, Jess On 12/9/09, Eli Dickerson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I thought this might catch some attention! > > I have a digital clinometer that automatically calculates the angles and > gives height read-outs. It was very close to my laser readings, but I'd > love to go out with a seasoned ETNS who can demonstrate use of a clinometer > and the "Sine method". Are there any other ENTS near Atlanta? I'd love to > plan a more formalized outing to Fernbank Forest. > > Also note that there were many other species on site including other oaks > and a few hickory species to name a few, but I was really focusing on the > few I was confident on for this trip. Still working on my winter ID skills > too... > > ~Eli > > --- On *Wed, 12/9/09, Will Blozan <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > > From: Will Blozan <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [ENTS] OG Fernbank Forest trip report (Atlanta, GA)- DATA > included! > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 6:37 AM > > > ! > > > > A return with clinometer is very, very justified! I was there ~ 20 years > ago and was floored by it then. Sounds like some great potential. The white > and red oaks are amazing. The post oak is among the tallest reported. > > > > Will F. Blozan > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > > > *"No sympathy for apathy"* > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Eli Dickerson > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:13 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [ENTS] OG Fernbank Forest trip report ( Atlanta , GA )- DATA > included! > > > > *oops... here's the data....* > > Some of you (Jess Riddle in particular) may know about the 67 acre parcel > of old growth in the city limits of Atlanta known as Fernbank Forest . I > happen to work at Fernbank Museum and have had the opportunity to do more > exploring in our forest as of late with my newly acquired laser > rangefinder. Here's brief report from my 7 hour excursion last friday and > note that all height measurements are NLT from laser shots straight up into > the canopy for this preliminary forest trip: > > > > Liriodendron tulipifera 153' > > Liriodendron tulipifera 151.5' x 10.5' CBH > > Liriodendron tulipifera 150' x 11.0' > > Liriodendron tulipifera 144' x 12.3' > > Liriodendron tulipifera 142.5 x 12.9' > > Liriodendron tulipifera 138' x 13' > > Liriodendron tulipifera 144' x 13.75' > > Fraxinus americana 116' x 8.75' > > Acer saccharinum 100' x 14.8' CBH (2 trunks?) > > Fagus grandifolia 114' x 8.3' > > Liquidambar styraciflua 126' > > Pinus echinata 123' x 6.71' > > Pinus Taeda 142' x 9.0' > > Pinus Taeda 138' x 9.42' > > Quercus alba 138' > > Quercus rubra 140' > > Quercus stellata 100' > > Tsuga canadensis 99' (this was probably planted) > > Prunus serotina 108' x 7.58' > > ------------------------------------------- > > Rucker (10) index = 127' > > > > ~Eli > > > > -- > 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]<entstrees%[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]<entstrees%[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]<entstrees%[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]<entstrees%[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]
