Eli, It is huge! It would make Larry's list if it were a Live Oak!
JP On Dec 29, 9:22 am, Eli Dickerson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi ENTS, > Some of you know of the amazingly huge and beautiful Oak at Our Lady of > Perpetual Hope beside Turner Field in Atlanta. I finally visited the tree > this week to get some updated measurements and confirm that it is indeed a > Cherrybark Oak and NOT a Black Oak as it is listed on both our city champion > tree list and the state champion tree database > (http://www.gfc.state.ga.us/ChampionTrees/View.cfm?ID=1418). Jess Riddle > mentioned to me that he could tell it was a cherrybark as well, but just for > final confirmation I would love for ENTS to view the attached photo's of the > leaves, bark, and whole tree so that I can have your input as well. > > The Georgia Forestry Commission lists the measurements in 1994 as follows: > CBH: 249" > Height: 124' > Spread: 124' > > My updated 2009 measurements were: > CBH: 276" > Height: 100' (ENTS SIN method) > Spread: 138' > > In 15 years the tree gained 27" in circumference- that's 6.61' DBH to 7.32'! > > I appreciate any help you folks can provide, > Eli Dickerson > > QuPa1.JPG > 277KViewDownload > > QuPa > 245KViewDownload > > QuPa > 419KViewDownload > > QuPa > 138KViewDownload > > QuPa2.JPG > 354KViewDownload -- 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]
