Paul, Thanks for the advice! There is forests to visit even if it is cold outside.
JP On Jan 2, 1:55 pm, "Paul Jost" <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep your core warm and the fingers can be exposed longer. Most people > bundle their feet and abdomen and forget about their legs. You must > insulate them as well. A pair of jeans is not going to do it. Always wear > a cap, as thick as is needed for the weather. And don't forget warmer socks > and a scarf wrapped to cover the chin and entire neck fairly snugly. It's > amazing how poorly modern urban man dresses for cold weather. Also, glove > liners under fingerless glove-mitts work well. They are fingerless gloves > that have hinged mitten ends on them to cover your fingertips most of the > time, but expose them briefly when you need to use them. > > Paul > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Parton" <[email protected]> > To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 8:26 AM > Subject: [ENTS] Re: The Ramble Grove_Asheville NC > > Bob, > > I was hoping for an outing tomorrow, but cold hands may be a real > problem. How do northern ents cope? That button on the Nikon 440 is > too small to use adequately with heavily gloved hands and try writing > down data with heavy gloves on. I have learned that pulling off your > gloves, even for a short time is not usually a good idea! > > James. > > On Jan 2, 8:20 am, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: > > James > > > Good job. I sympathize with you on the freezing hands problem. > > That was what curtailed my tree measuring in Montpelier. > > > Bob > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 2, 2010, at 12:35 AM, James Parton <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > ENTS, > > > > Today I finally got back to do some measuring of a nice White Pine > > > grove that I found while on another hike back in January 2009. The > > > grove is located between the Blue Ridge Parkway and Hendersonville > > > Rd ( Hwy 25 ) near where the parkway crosses over 25. I call it the > > > Ramble Grove because of the nearby Ramble housing development > > > located nearby. > > > >http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/north_carolina/20090125-b... > > > > The grove is dominated by Eastern White Pine but also contains > > > Tuliptree and Pitch Pine with American Holly as an understory tree. > > > A few oaks and shortleaf pines are found here too, especially near > > > the borders of the grove. Large Poison Ivy vines also climb to great > > > heights into the trees. I found one huge vine that was two feet in > > > circumference! Why do some forests have large Poison Ivy vines while > > > others lack Poison Ivy all together? Poison Ivy seems rare in most > > > older growth forests I visit while it seems more common in younger > > > forests. Especially near populated areas. Does anyone know why? I > > > would guess this grove to be young judging by the trees youthful > > > appearance and many branch stubs on the trunks of the pines. I would > > > guess the grove at 60-80 years old. > > > > The tallest tree found today was a respectable White Pine that was > > > 143..2 feet tall and 6' 3" in girth. Tall and slim. The largest > > > overall was a Tuliptree that was 138.3 feet tall and 8' 9" in girth. > > > > Also a hollylike plant was found in the forest that I believe is an > > > invasive species. Can anyone identify this " mystery holly " for me? > > > I have seen it as an ornamental in people's yards. I think my dad > > > has one.. I don't think it is a true ilex. > > > > Here are todays measurements > > > > cbh Height > > > > White Pine 6' 3" 130.3' > > > > White Pine 8' 0" 122.6' > > > > White Pine 6' 2" 136.5' > > > > Tuliptree 8' 9" 138.3' > > > > White Pine 6' 3" 143.2' ! > > > > Pitch Pine 5' 6" 114.3' ! > > > > It was a good day but my hands were about frozen when I got out of > > > the woods! > > > > James Parton > > > > -- > > > Eastern Native Tree Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > > > Send email to [email protected] > > > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > > > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > > > <Ramble_ Woods.jpg> > > > <Ramble_Grove.JPG> > > > <Poison_Ivy.JPG> > > > <Mystery_Holly.JPG> > > > <143.2ftWP.JPG>- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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]
