Barry, It seems that lichens and witch's brooms are more common on Pitch Pines in the Barrens than here in the mountains of North Carolina. I wonder why that is so?
James P. On Jan 11, 12:05 am, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS, > On my hike yesterday I found this tree with epicormic growth that looked most > unusual. I think my eyesight for distance is pretty good. But I wasn't quite > sure what I was looking at here (it was near the treetop). I was thinking it > looked like Reindeer Lichen growing with the old epicormic growth on the > trunk, but now I don't think so. I just looked at the full resolution photos, > and it appears to be old epicormic sprouts, years and decades of them, with > some kind of lichen covering some of them. > Anyway, I think it's really cool. I've only seen the epicormic sprouting look > like this on a handful of trees ever (and not always with the lichen). Yes, > the epicormic sprouting is extremely common on Pitch Pines, but it's unusual > for it to look like this. > To remind everyone, this is Wharton State Forest, in the NJ Pine Barrens. > Enjoy, > Barry > > DSC07524.JPG > 373KViewDownload > > DSC07525.JPG > 425KViewDownload > > DSC07526.JPG > 462KViewDownload > > DSC07527.JPG > 437KViewDownload
