I've seen some of those trees near Dairyland, WI when I used to hunt around there. The big white pine snag near the road looks like one that I remember seeing alive in 1988 but was dead a few years later. At that time, it was stressed from repeated wind damage- growing high above the short second growth forest around them, and then being repeatedly topped by the unblocked, strong winds. There were large branches and pieces of the top rotting on the ground below it on a later visit. Others probably sustained similar damage for the same reason.
Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry" <[email protected]> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 7:44 AM Subject: [ENTS] Re: Douglas Co., Wisconsin Old White Pine Trees and Stumps > Steve, I'm not sure, thats a good question. I guess it could be a > number of things. Lightning, insect pests, compaction when they logged > ( root disturbance) the surrounding Forest, etc. > > -- > 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]
