Gaines, Will, The last time I measured the Anders Run Norway spruce it was at 10.5ft CBH x 135.2ft high on 10/18/06. A Norway in the 140ft class would be an incredible find for the Eastern U.S.
Dale On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Will Blozan <[email protected]>wrote: > Gaines, > > I LOVE Norway spruce and would be very, very interested in seeing the > groves > you mentioned. Currently, ENTS and WNTS seekers have found no individuals > over 140' in NA and just a scattering over 130'. The most productive grove > I > know of here in NC (with 2 trees at or over 130') was recently almost > entirely logged. One tree survives (if it made it through the recent winter > storms) of the 130 class. > > Here is a post on the oldest one I know of in NC: > > > http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/north_carolina/camcore/westfeldt > _mansion.htm > > Also, I have seen the Anders Run tree and believe it to be the largest > specimen ENTS has documented. It is currently the height record for NA. > > 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 4:14 PM > To: ENTSTrees > Subject: [ENTS] Honorary native tree--a possibility?: Norway spruce > > Tree lovers: > > Forgive me if I am treading on forbidden territory, but I am a > lover of Norway spruce. These trees can grow very tall. In Europe > they are reported to grow as much as 215 feet. Dr. John Genys, > Professor Emeritus, U of MD, with whom whom I have had some good > discussions about Norway spruce, is a native of Lithuania, and has had > a long standing interest in Norway spruce. He sees no reason why they > should not grow as tall here, in favorable spots and with the right > genetic strain, as in Europe. > > Norway spruce is naturalized in a wide area of the northeast and > northern midwest. It reproduces itself, but not in a way as to be a > problematic invasive exotic. > > Could there be any interest in including this species in some way > in the ENTS measurement/recording activities? > > I know of two areas where some very tall Norway spruce trees grow-- > as a rough estimate, maybe up to 140 feet, or a bit more in one case. > Of course these trees were not much planted until the CCC plantings in > the '30s, although one stand, The "Rothkugel," near Bartow in WV, was > planted in 1907. A few were planted during colonial times, but I don't > know of any surviving from that time. The oldest I know of where > probably planted around 1835. If anyone knows of any older plantings I > would be interested. Anyway, since there are few if any plantings > much older than 100 years, the full potential of these trees is not > yet realized on this side of the Atlantic. They are, contrary to some > reports, long lived, pretty much matching the longevity of white pine. > > --Gaines McMartin > > -- > 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]<entstrees%[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]<entstrees%[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]
