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TOPIC: More MTSF Updates
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/7a256663a936928a?hl=en
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Date: Fri, Oct 24 2008 1:56 pm
From: dbhguru@comcast.net
ENTS,
Today the weather gods presented me with the blessing of
picture-perfect weather, so it was off to MTSF I went to continue
the update of my Mohawk database. First on the schedule was a
remeasurement of the John Brown Tree in the Trees of Peace. Brown is
a Narragansett Chief living in Rhode Island. He has visited Mohawk
before and participated in ceremony. I had measured John's tree a
couple of months back and got 159.8 feet. However, the intervening
foliage of birches prevented me from fully seeing the left most
upper twigs of the John Brown Tree. With leaves gone, the laser
could see those upper twigs. I used my Nikon Prostaff 550. After all
was said and done, John's latest measurment is 160.1 feet. The
tree's girth is 8.1 feet. So, the John Brown tree enters the
exclusive club of 160s, becoming the 9th 160-footer Mohawk.
Regrettably, there are no other contenders that I know of that will
make it into the club next season. It will take at least a couple of
years to add anoth
er tree, maybe three years.
I also remeasured the Joe Norton Tree, the Algonquin Pine, and the
Frank Decontie Tree, all current 160s. All three grew substantially
this year, and today with the deciduous trees finally having shed
most of their leaves, I could see the tops of the pines to get good
measurements. The current list of MTSF 160s stands as follows.
| MTSF
List of trees 160 feet or more in height |
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| Height |
Girth |
ENTS
Pts |
DOM |
Location |
TreeName |
| 169.4 |
10.5 |
1778.8 |
9/7/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Trees
of Peace |
Jake
Swamp Tree |
| 164.9 |
11.6 |
1912.6 |
9/18/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark
Ridge-Elders |
Saheda |
| 164.8 |
9.6 |
1582.4 |
10/24/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Trees
of Peace |
Joe
Norton Tree |
| 163.1 |
11.8 |
1924.9 |
9/18/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark
Ridge-Elders |
Tecumseh |
| 162.8 |
8.9 |
1449.2 |
10/24/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Algonquin
Pines |
Algonquin
Tree |
| 160.9 |
10.3 |
1657.8 |
10/24/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Algonquin
Pines |
Frank
Decontie |
| 160.4 |
8.5 |
1363.4 |
3/13/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Encampment
Pines |
Lee
Frelich Pine |
| 160.2 |
11.1 |
1778.8 |
10/17/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Clark
Ridge-Shunpike Area |
Brant
Pine |
| 160.1 |
8.1 |
1297.1 |
10/24/08 |
MA-Charlemont-MTSF-Trees
of Peace |
John
Brown Tree |
Monore SF has a lone 160-footer, the Thoreau Pine, which rounds
out the ten 160-footers in Massachusetts. New Hampshire probably has
around 10 also, although so far we have not confirmed that many.
There are likely no other 160s in New England.
Prior to 1989, Connecticut had some 160s in the Cathedral Pines
Stand, a TNC property. However, in July 1989, a damned microburst
leveled the stand, destroying New England'd white pine icon. Since
the MTSF has assumed that role, although with less fanfare despite
the data I supply to DCR. I'm just as happy, since I don't want to
see Mohawk's legacy of great pines become too popular, and at this
point, there is not a lot of danger in that happening. .
Other tree measurments included:
(1) a splendid hemlock with dimensions (10.5 ft in girth, 121.3
ft in height)
(2) the Northern Sentinel Pines: (10.0 ft in girth, 135.9 ft in
height) and (10.3 ft in girth, 138.7 ft in height)
(3) Mast Pine #1: (9.0 ft in girth, 155.9 ft in height)
(4) Sandy Hill Pine: (9.5 ft in girth, 144.7 ft in height).
When I began tracking the Sandy Hill Pine in the year 2000, it
was around 132 feet in height. It has grown almost 13 feet in 8
years. However, its increase in girth has been modest (9.2 to 9.5
ft). Other pines show fast growth in bothe height and girth.
The update of the Mohawk database is going to be a labor-intensive
effort. I am hoping that Will Blozan can help me a bit when he
arrives next week. There are maples and ashes to remeasure and new
trees to discover in the forest icon of Massachusetts.
Bob
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