ENTS,
I've calculated a Rucker Girth Index for the Wizard of Oz
Memorial Oak Grove in North Syracuse:
Girth (ft.)
Black Oak 13.0
Red Oak 12.5
White Oak 9.7
Red Maple 9.3
White Pine 8.2
Black Cherry 6.4
Black Gum 5.3
Sassafras 4.7
Beech 4.7
Yellow Birch 3.7
Rucker Girth Index 7.75
Wizard of Oz Memorial Oak Grove Tree Age estimates (of living
trees):
Average Max.
White Oak 160 200+
Red Oak 135 150
Black Oak 135
170
Red Maple 150 200
Black Gum 180 240
Sassafras 115 150
Black Cherry 130 190
White Pine 150 150
Sassafras stump (tree died before 1999) 132 rings 15.2"
diameter
White Oak snag stump 220 rings 20" diameter
Tom Howard
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