Dale, ENTS Does anyone have an estimate on the age of the Anders Run spruce?
JP On Jan 4, 9:43 am, Dale Luthringer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/we... > > _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 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]<entstrees%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > -- > > 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]<entstrees%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>- > > 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]
