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John Knuerr and I had reason to visit
Stockbridge, MA today. We visited Laurel Hill and measured a
couple of beautiful white oaks in the 105-foot height range. A
full report tomorrow. The big confirmation was of a Norway
spruce at behind a house on the main street through Stockbridge,
It is 127.0 feet in height and approximately 8.5 feet in
circumference. The tree is in a yard behind a fence, so we
couldn't confirm its circumference, but measurement of a white
pine of comparable girth gave us confidence in our
estimate.
This great
Norway opens the door to finding a number in this height range
within the southwestern MA area. It becomes the second
Norway to be measured to 127 feet.
Altogether, we've measured 8 Norways in Mass to over 120 feet: 6
in
MTSF, 1 in Egremont, and 1 in Stockbridge. I have high hopes of
eventually finding a 130-footer. I was ambivalent toward Norway
spruces
for a long time, but have become an unabased fan of the species.
WAY
COOL! Will thinks Norways are way cool also.
Bob
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