Dan, I would love to get some girth measurements on these ancient ones. I have never found old ancient chestnut relics as these. The closest I have found is the remains of an old stump, about 3 feet dbh with some living shoots growing from around it.
JP On Jan 8, 6:09 pm, "Miles, Dan" <[email protected]> wrote: > Rampick is Norse (I think...the term was shared by my brother, who studied > dead languages.) for snag. The Norse were among the ancient Europeans who > worshipped great trees. I think the word sounds appropriately reverent for > these rare historic relics, the ghosts of American chestnut trees long dead. > Go have a look. We are the last generation to see what remains of the > ancient ones, until a cure comes, and a few centuries pass. > > Dan Miles > > J-K-chestnut.gif > 282KViewDownload > > J-Kilmer-chestnut.gif > 286KViewDownload > > Bradley-Fk-chestnut.gif > 320KViewDownload > > Forge-Cr-5'-chestnut.gif > 333KViewDownload > > Forge-Cr-5'-chestnut2.gif > 326KViewDownload > > Forge-Cr-5'-chestnut3.gif > 352KViewDownload
