Will, Damn, what a tulip! Awesome, dude! Great trip!
Cosby has a bit of a history for my family. My dad and grandad used to run shine between there and Gatlinburg many years ago when my dad was very young. That is why my family of Partons moved to Asheville NC back around 1960 or so. To get away from the law persuing my grandfather. Now my dad only makes wine and has his own half-acre vineyard. He trades or gives away far more than he drinks. It is illegal to sell it. James Parton On Dec 16, 8:06 pm, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS, > > Today, on a final mop-up session on a conservation area in Great Smoky > Mountains National Park, I had the opportunity to measure a few trees I had > previously seen or were located by park staff. The area, named Bearneck > Cove, is near the Cosby Campground in TN. > > The first was an impressive black birch 10'4" cbh X 106.7 feet tall > > Next up was a cucumbertree found by Jesse Webster (NPS Hemlock saving guy); > 14' X 120.5'. This beast was slow tapered and massive! This area has an > impressive collection of cucumbertrees, some of which look very old. > > Later, we located a huge, gnarly tuliptree 20'6" in girth and ~140 feet > tall. Nearby trees were a bit over 150'. > > Will F. Blozan > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > "No sympathy for apathy" > > image003.jpg > 83KViewDownload > > image002.jpg > 109KViewDownload > > image001.jpg > 103KViewDownload > > image005.jpg > 97KViewDownload -- 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]
