Bob: What one is the Leverett pine? I haven't been sending any photos that possibly could be used in the exhibit but I enjoyed the Trees of Peace and the mast area yesterday. I didn't plan on taking photos because the light wasn't good but since you were working me so hard, I needed an excuse to break away.
Tim On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 4:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim, > > The new 150 for the Trees of Peace has a tag number of 50. The tree > directly behind the Trees of Peace sign named the Plaque Pine has tag number > 85. I'll be sending you an updated spreadsheet soon that will have the new > tree. > > That's a superb image of Jake. It shows Jake's height better than any other > image I've seen. Good job. > > Bob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Zelazo" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 4:41:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [ENTS] Day at a time > > Bob: > > What was the tag # on the Leverett tree near the tree of peace sign? > > Tim > > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 9:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ENTS, >> >> Today DCR District Manager and member of the ENTS list Tim Zelazo and I >> visited a small area in MTSF that we call the mast pines. It's part of the >> region officially designated as the Trees of Peace . Our mission was to >> locate and measure the remaining 150-footers among the mast pines. The task >> of measuring the mast pines is easier now that they are tagged, thanks to >> Ent Lisa Bozzuto. >> >> I confirmed four 150-footers among the mast pines yesterday. From >> measuring mast pines in the past, before they were tagged, I knew there was >> at least two more 150-footers, but I had lost track of them. It was time to >> relocate the candidates and record their tag numbers. >> >> By the time we finished measuring, we had indeed confirmed the 5th and 6th >> 150-footers in the mast pine area. However, we earned ourselves a bonus. We >> also confirmed a new 150 within the main area of the Trees of Peace - close >> to the Trees of Peace sign. Well, it wasn't always a 150. Regardless, that >> makes 20 for the main area. And there may be one more in the mast pines. The >> pines are crowded and it is difficult to get clear shots of their tops. One >> can easily spend 15 or 20 minutes or longer on one tree. >> >> Before we entered the mast pine area, we focused our attention on a >> particular tree in the Cherokee-Choctaw pines. I had spent a good 35 minutes >> on it yesterday, ending up with 149.3 feet. Nothing changed today. I got >> 149.3 feet today. Next year, it should enter the 150 Club. >> >> It was especially good to have an official from DCR join me. Tim is >> assessing the individual pine groves and trees within Mohawk, which can be >> showcased, which should remain anonymous. His willingness to do this is >> gratifying for me. It validates the value of the data ENTS has been >> gathering. >> >> So where do we stand? At this point the make up of the Mohawk 150 Club and >> potential for growth is as follows. >> >> * >> Area # 150s Measured in past # Potential 150s # 150s remeasured in >> 2009 Tallest in area-as of last measurement Trout Brook 2 >> 2 1 152.3 >> >> Pocumtuck 12 13 0 153.3 >> >> Cherokee-Choctaw 3 3 1 152.5 >> >> >> ENTS 18 19 1 161.2 Trees of Peace 20 20 20 169.3 >> Mast area 6 7 6 156.3 >> Algonquin 12 12 6 162.0 >> Elders 9 9 5 165.6 >> Shunpike 4 4 3 158.8 Total 86 89 43 >> >> >> >> >> >> * >> >> Is there any real value to tracking the tall white pines of Mohawk in such >> a detailed fashion? Measuring and re-measuring them? Naming them? Others >> will have to render judgment. I have reasons for doing it, but am clearly >> biased. >> >> 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]<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]
