Bob,
I think that Dale has reported on Gettysburg. If you meant Valley Forge NP, then there is a portion of the park that I have not covered. It is on the west side of Valley Creek Rd. (Rt. 252) and between Valley Forge Rd. (Rt. 23) and Yellow Springs Rd. Several small ravines empty into Valley Creek. I know there is a 14-16' cbh tulip and a 8-9' chestnut oak in the northern portion of this area that are worth measuring. There is a white covered bridge at the intersection of Valley Creek Rd. and Yellow Springs Rd. Cross the bridge and head west on Yellow Springs Rd. and there is a small parking area on your right. There is a trail that starts at the covered bride that follows Valley Creek and I believe it loops back along the top of the ridge back to the parking area. Across the street from the parking area you can see Maxwell's Head Quarters. Our champion black walnut is visible from the road and the Maxwell sycamore is on the south side of the headquarters. The Lafayette sycamore is a short walk from there also. George From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 9:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENTS] Re: Fw: oldest counted white oaks - a synthesis Scott, Monica and I are headed to Virginia on Christmas Day to visit friends, We were going to stop at Long Wood Gardens on the way down, but checking via the Internet, we see that there is very limited access during the Christmas to New Years period. Any places on the way down that I could check out for big trees. I'm thinking of Gettysburg. Haven't been there in years. George has covered that property very well. So there may not be anything left to cover. George? While in VA, we're going to visit Montpelier, Madison's estate, as well as Monticello. I'll also be conducting a tree measuring workshop. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "pabigtrees" <[email protected]> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:07:22 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Re: Fw: oldest counted white oaks - a synthesis Ed PSU cored and counted a living white oak that is part of the campus in a wooded lot that was 333 years old. My best is a cut tree in Yeadon Pa that was 247 years old. This area has several white oaks of the same size and some larger that might be older. These are forest trees in habit. Who else has an old white oak from the US? Scott -- 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] -- 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]
