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TOPIC: new red oak height champ? and sycamores...
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/396cb58caf0379f6?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 11 2007 6:36 am
From: Scott Wade
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I measured a red oak a few weeks ago that came in at 9.7 x 137.6 It
is located in Willistown Twp Chester county. It didn't look like
much when We saw it, but it turned out to be a whopper.
This same day we found five more 18'+ cbh sycamores in the same
township.
here is a 19 footer
http://pabigtrees.com/trees/images/willistown%20twp%20chesco%2007/goshen%20rd%20sycamore%2007%20scale.jpg
here is a 23'10" specimen
http://pabigtrees.com/trees/images/willistown%20twp%20chesco%2007/colket%20sycamore%20willistown%20twp%20chesco%2007.jpg
I did a little treelunking
http://pabigtrees.com/trees/images/willistown%20twp%20chesco%2007/colket%20sycamore%20willistown%20twp%20chesco%2007%20me%20inside.jpg
This same property had three more sycamores. A 20', a 19' and a 18'.
Heights weren't anything grand.
I also visited a residence in Chadds ford where the state champ
yellow
buckeye, Chinese Chestnut(old champ), and Cuke magnolia (old champ)
reside.
Buckeye is 13.6 x 120.5 x 61 for 299 AF points
http://pabigtrees.com/trees/images/160%20stabler%20rd%20trees/160%20stabler%20rd%20yellow%20buckeye%2007.JPG
Cuke 18.7 x 97.7 x 81 for 342 AF points
http://pabigtrees.com/trees/images/160%20stabler%20rd%20trees/160%20stabler%20rd%20cuke%20magnolia%2007.JPG
Chinese Chestnut 13.1 x 48.8 x 69 for 223 AF points
http://pabigtrees.com/trees/images/160%20stabler%20rd%20trees/160%20stabler%20rd%20chinese%20chestnut%2007.jpg
Scott
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 11 2007 6:44 am
From: "Will Blozan"
Scott,
WOW! All I can say; you're one lucky dude!
Will
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TOPIC: new red oak height champ? and sycamores...
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/396cb58caf0379f6?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 11 2007 7:39 am
From: djluthringer@pennswoods.net
Dear 'Tree Lunker',
Those sycamores are AWESOME!!! What heights were you getting for the
3 pics you
list below?
That red oak is a new PA height champ! The previous champ was one
that Will
measured in Fairmont to 9.7ft CBH x 135.2ft high. I think the
tallest in the
NE is the one Tom has in Zoar Valley at 140.3ft. At least we know
what we're
shooting for...
Dale
== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 11 2007 7:56 am
From: James Parton
Scott,
Very nice! I have yet to see Sycamores of that size. Cool.
James Parton.
== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 11 2007 1:09 pm
From: Larry
Scott, Awesome Sycamores! How old would you estimate them to be?
Larry
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TOPIC: new red oak height champ? and sycamores...
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/396cb58caf0379f6?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 11 2007 2:35 pm
From: dbhguru
Scott,
Congratulations. That is a very impressive number for a northern red
oak.
Bob
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Oct 11 2007 11:52 pm
From: Beth
Scott,
Those sycamores are great! I haven't seen one that big yet. My
sister tells me that a pool buddy of hers has a sycamore that you
can
fit 20 people in. I'm not sure of this as it might be the beer
talking. Next week I'm going to a small state park called Dixon
Springs in Southern Illinois. I want to try to verify the tree id
and
measure it. Just by eyeball, I say it is 3-4' diameter and about
120-130' tall.
Beth
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TOPIC: new red oak height champ? and sycamores...
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/396cb58caf0379f6?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 12 2007 8:29 am
From: Scott Wade
The sycamores most likely date to the houses they are planted
around,
as they are strategically placed to shade the house and springhouse.
My guess would be 250 to 300 years old. The area was settled in the
late 1600's so they could be even older. I usually go with the age
of
the house, I am guessing the houses were built in the 1720's to 30's
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