WoW! That is huge! I have never seen a Scarlet that big. JP
On Dec 28, 12:10 am, turner <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS: Recently I had a chance to measure the biggest Scarlet Oak (Q. > coccinea) I ever put a D-tape around. Here are the stats: CBH of 211 > inches, Ht. at 110 feet, Crown Spread at 84 feet. The tree is located > in Jackson County, WV about 10 miles north of Ravenswood, WV on a > small drain flowing into Skull Run which flows directly into the Ohio > River about 1/2 mile away. Tree is on the edge of a erosional ravine > at 700 elevation with a southern exposure. Tree is on private property > and is part of a small beef cattle operation and it looks like cattle > have at least occasional access to the timbered areas. This tree has > been in the WV Big Tree Database since 1977. At that time it was > listed at 193 inches CBH, 125 feet of Height, and 75 feet of Crown > Spread. The tree appears to be in decline with some rot at its base > and has recently lost some height and about to lose some crown spread. > 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]
