Will: Great, I would love to get together and point out the grove in Glover Park I have in mind. And I would like to see/learn how to properly measure trees. Maybe I could learn enough to be of some use somewhere.
I am surprized that Rock Creek Park has a tuliptree 150 feet tall. I have spend many, many hours walking though the woods there, but mostly in the lower sections of the park, most particularly in the areas above and below Ross Drive. Come to think of it, there is a red oak in that area that may deserve measurement. I don't think any tuliptrees there are that noteworthy, but I could have missed something. Let me know specifically when you can be there, and I will see if I can match your time. I am out in Winchester, VA, so it takes just a little planning for me to be there. If we can't match times, I could, I think, fairly easily, describe how to find the little grove I have in mind. I assume sometime in the winter is best for sighting tree tops. This area doesn't provide very good sight lines--the forest is very dense. Using my very improvised method, I had to spend about an hour sighting from different directions to get a halfway decent estimate. --Gaines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Jan 3, 3:10 pm, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > Gaines, > > We have made a few excursions to the DC area and one of our stellar > measurers lives near by. The tallest tuliptree yet found is actually a good > bit over 150' in Rock Creek Park. > > http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/washington_dc/index_washi... > c.htm > > I grew up in Rockville, MD and know the forests are quite productive in the > area. I spent many, many days along the Potomac which is one of my targets > week after next when I am up there. I would love to see the grove in Glover > Park if you are available. Belt Woods is on the list as well. > > As for using your real name or not- you just did ;) > > 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 Gaines McMartin > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 3:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: gnmcmartin > Subject: Re: [ENTS] currency of tall trees lists > > Will: > > Thanks for your kind response. I am a tree nut from way back--I am > sorry I did not know about ENTS long ago. > > Anyway, I am an amateur tree height estimator--I do fairly well, > even without any equipment. I came across the Belt Woods in MD in > 1971, long before it had much publicity. I estimated the heights of > the trees there, and when they were finally "officially" measured, my > estimates were spot on. > > Anyway, that is just to say that my ideas about what might be a > tall tree is something worth exploring. > > Case in point: I see there are no trees--no site mentioned--for > Washington. D.C. there are some very tall trees there. I found one > grove of tuliptrees, the tallest of which should be in the > neighborhood of 150 feet. There are also a couple sycamores and a red > oak or two that are noteoworthy. > > I have a friend in Providence, RI, and he tells me that there are > white pines in the Goddard Park there that he thinks (he has no > experience estimating tree heights) must be 140 feet tall. That is > not outstanding for NE, but is far taller than anything listed in the > tall trees site for RI. > > Should I just go ahead and post these observations on the > discussion board and see if anyone can measure these trees. I could > personally point out the grove in D.C. It is in Glover Park. This is > a fairly large park, and I have just one specific grove in mind. > > --Spruce (Gaines McMartin) > > P.S. I see some members use their real name, some others use another > "tag." What is best? Any reason why I should not just use my real > name, as some others do? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > On 1/3/10, Will Blozan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Spruce, > > > The interest in tall trees is not waning in the slightest; just keeping > > updated listings is difficult. Records and listings change quickly and we > > have dozens of folks out there taking new measurements. > > > Coordinated efforts have been attempted in the past to organize the > > measurement data by species and the results can be seen in the > downloadable > > EXCEL file on the webpage. The best option for the most up-to-date info > for > > a location is to search the site on the locations page and read the most > > recent postings. > > > As for new sites you may know of, you have a very welcome audience here at > > ENTS! Top-notch measurers are scattered about the east and can likely > check > > out the site or tree without much trouble. > > > We should do an update for the states listing for sure. Again, the problem > > is time and effort finding the most relevant information. > > > 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 spruce > > Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:03 PM > > To: ENTSTrees > > Subject: [ENTS] currency of tall trees lists > > > I am new, so please forgive any ignorance I show here. I just came > > across the state-by-state list of tall trees. I see that most of the > > dates attached are somewhat old--2004, etc. Are these lists regularly > > updated? > > > I am asking because of my interest in tall trees and I would have > > some suggestions for some trees that maybe should be measured. I am > > wondering if anyone would be interested in following up on any > > suggestions I might make? 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