Bob, I imagine this is a good time of the year to get some measurements? No leaves on the trees etc.
On Jan 6, 10:07 am, [email protected] wrote: > Marc, > > Alas, the Cathedral Pines of Cornwal, CT are no more. They blew down in July > 1989. Real bummer. There weren't as many 150s in the stand as there are now > in Mohawk, but at least one pine in the Cathedral stand was 172 feet, per > Jack's highly accurate measurement. The oldest of the cathedral pines > slightly exceeded 300 years. Most were around 220, I believe, when they blew > down. > > Most of Mohawk's 150-foot white pines have reached their heights at younger > ages than the Cathedral Pines. Hopefully, Mohawk's tall trees will continue > their upward growth for a long time. > > Bob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marcboston" <[email protected]> > To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 9:29:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Cathedral Pines > > I am late to this post! That must have been something to see those giants. > How does this site compare to Mohawk? Is the terrain similar, flat or a > floodplain with rich nutrient based soils? If these trees were young and > reached these lofty heights maybe "Spruce’s" post "White pine growth > rates--something of interest about growth possibilities" could be in the > realm of possibility? On Dec 22 2009, 1:54 pm, JACK SOBON wrote: > ENTS, > > More Cathedral Pines images. One shows virtually the same view as my earlier > set along the road after the tornado went through. The other is a trailside > pine near the upper end with a couple of well known 6' timberframers for > scale. > Jack > > ________________________________ > > Cathedral > Pines_0008.jpg > 957KViewDownload > > Cathedral Pines_0007.jpg > > 928KViewDownload > -- Eastern Native Tree Societyhttp://www.nativetreesociety.orgSend email to > [email protected] Visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=enTo unsubscribe send email to > [email protected] Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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