Turner, Holy huge! I'm sure you checked it against a Shumard possibility.
Will F. Blozan President, Eastern Native Tree Society President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. "No sympathy for apathy" -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of turner Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 12:10 AM To: ENTSTrees Subject: [ENTS] Big Scarlet Oak 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] -- 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]
