Steve,
The tulip poplar assumes its rightful position as the lord of the manor. The cottonwood isn't far behind. Not a bad site. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Galehouse" <[email protected]> To: "ENTS" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:24:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Bradley Woods east, Westlake, Ohio ENTS- I reported on a different area of this park last March, today I visited an area east of the first report, which has older and larger trees. Both areas are flat and poorly drained, almost a swamp forest, with a layer of unexposed sandstone beneath clay soil(parts of the area were once quarried). The general canopy ranged from 110'-120' in height, with quite a few trees in the 8'-10' CBH range---I think this would be considered a second growth forest approaching a mature stage. No conifers of any kind, not even red cedar. Most of the understory saplings were beech, with spicebush the common shrub. A listing of measured species and a link to photos below. Common name Genus Species Height CBH Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera 120.5' 9' 11'' Cottonwood Populus deltoides 117.5' 10' 3'' Red oak Quercus rubra 114.5' 12' 9'' Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis 114.5' 7' 8'' White ash Fraxinus americana 113' 8' 6'' Pin oak Quercus palustris 111.5' 10' 9'' Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 110' 8' Beech Fagus americana 108.5' 10' 3'' Red maple Acer rubrum 101' 10' 11'' Sugar maple Acer saccharum 101' 6' 3'' Rucker index 111.2' http://picasaweb.google.com/srgalehouse/BradleyWoodsEast?authkey=Gv1sRgCL7s5vGhx_7T4wE&feat=directlink Steve -- 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]
