ENTS: I had a chance to revisit and remeasure this great Sycamore this past Friday, December 11, 2009. No foliage to peer through but a stiff cold wind was blowing. Bob Hannah, a WV DOF Forester, and I spent a cold two hours measuring this tree; Here are the results" CBH is 311.4 inches or 25.95 feet Height is 117.4feet Crown Spread is 128 feet which gives a BTP total of 460.
Some other measurements made: CBH on high side is 306 inches or 25.5 feet CBH on low side is 337.8 inches or 28.15' There was a 32 inch height difference between the high and low side. The 311.4 " CBH was taken 16 inches above/below the high/low side Both the high and low side CBH were affected by anomalies which is one reason we did not go with an average of the two. All measurements were taken underneath the moss buildup. The high and low side were found with a level. I could not find the push pin I left in the tree during my first visit, but it appeared to me we were about 3 inches below my previous CBH measurement. Two crown heights were measured. The tallest of the two were measured 4 times by two different lasers(Nikon 440 and 550) from 3 locations. Heights ranged from 116.5 to 118.7 with us settling on 117.4 as best. The trunk went up 49 feet where it had 6-7 main limbs going off in all directions. From a eyeball guess the diameter at that point was in the three- four foot range. The tree has a pronounced lean over the adjoining road. Because of the swollen butt, Bob and I speculated that at on time there may have been another stem that died and has been totally enveloped by the remaining stem at the base. Tree has no sign of decay at base. Turner Sharp -- 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]
