Eli, The oak at Our Lady of Perpetual Help is very impressive, and has been the state champion black oak for several years. However, the tree is actually a cherrybark oak. I'm not sure what a cherrybark oak is doing a hilltop in Atlanta, but the leaves are classic cherrybark oak.
Jess On 12/9/09, Eli Dickerson <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Nikon ProStaff 440.* > > Forgot to mention the large Umbrella magnolia in the forest as well: > *Magnolia tripetala 59' x 3.75'* > > Will- I'd love for you to visit this winter. There are a number of > superlative (urban) trees we could visit. Including the gems at Connally > Oaks in South Atlanta- the White Oaks there are up to 95' x 17.4'. Check > out the champion oak in this picture: > http://www.treesatlanta.org/AtlantasBiggestTrees.aspx > > Also the giant Black Oak at Our Lady of Perpetual Help and a magnificent > 100'+ x 18.45' Quercus falcata just down the street from my house. > > 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, 7:06 AM > > > Eli, > > > > What laser do you have? I would love to meet up and explore the site this > winter. Atlanta isn’t terribly far for me. > > > > 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 9:56 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [ENTS] OG Fernbank Forest trip report ( Atlanta , GA )- > DATA included! > > > > 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*<http://www.nativetreesociety.org/> > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at > *http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en*<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*<http://www.nativetreesociety.org/> > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at > *http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en*<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*<http://www.nativetreesociety.org/> > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at > *http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en*<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*<http://www.nativetreesociety.org/> > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at > *http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en*<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]
