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wad-@comcast.net |
| Oct
13, 2006 14:22 PDT |
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Had another doctors appt today, so I used the balance to measure
trees.
The Lacrosse
sycamore, Lansdowne Pa.
23.6x 86.0 max spread 169
The Bonsall
sycamore, Lansdowne Pa
19.6x 94.4 max spread 78'
The Grange
manor Tulip poplar, Haverford Pa This site may have more
potential. I will return.
14.6 x 128.0
West Chester
Univ. Bartram Oak ,natural hybrid between willow oak and red
oak. (Q. heterophylla) discovered by John Bartram of Franklinia
fame.
16.3 x 94.9 max spread 92'
Tried to
locate a couple of other trees from the Penn tree list, but to
no avail.
Measured
some non natives too. Found a new champ for London plane 13.2 x
101.8.
A male gingko 17.7 x 90.6 and a weeping european beech, on
american rootstock planted around 1711 that has about nine
trunks from touching the ground and rooting. 12.1 x 64.7 93' spd.
and a regular E. beech 15.8 x 80.5 90' spd. Boulevard cypress (Chamaecyparis
pisifera 'Cyano-viridis') 4.6 x 36.7 21' spd (big for the
cultivar)
Scott
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| RE:
some trees I measured today |
wad-@comcast.net |
| Oct
14, 2006 11:12 PDT |
Will
Yep, above ground. It probably would have touched the ground,
but a young Bill Hascher put a japanese style crutch on the
limb, and it is now held up by that. This tree used to have a
house behind it, but the town bought it and removed the house.
It occupies a nice large lot in the middle of town now. I am
going to send you a pic of the weeping beech, since you enjoy
the gnarly ones. Scott
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From: Will Blozan
169 foot spread? Above ground? WOW!
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| RE:
some trees I measured today |
wad-@comcast.net |
| Oct
16, 2006 08:26 PDT |
Bob
That is the largest spread of the sycamores in my database. the
next two are 142 and 136. Does it count if the branch has human
assistance? the 169' tree has a japanese style crutch supporting
the limb.
Scott
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| Record
spread |
Robert
Leverett |
| Oct
16, 2006 10:31 PDT |
Scott,
So far as I'm concerned, human assistance is
permissible. The long
151-foot spread of the Sunderland Sycamore is assisted by cables
aloft.
The Pinchot Sycamore and the Hatfield Sycamores are likewise
cabled. If
one tree is disqualified, we'd need to disqualify all spreads
where
there is artificial limb assistance I'd think. Maybe Will Blozan
and
others will weigh in on what should or shouldn't be permissible.
However, at this point, I'd say you have the record spread for a
tree in
the Northeast. Congratulations!
Bob
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| Re:
Record spread |
wad-@comcast.net |
| Oct
16, 2006 10:48 PDT |
Bob
Thanks, wasn't even trying! Didn't know there was such a record.
This tree is on the Penn tree list, and is supposed to be 325
years old. Don't know for sure though. It is, however, in the
middle of a small city called Lansdowne, Pa. The skyline of
Philadelphia is very visible. There used to be a house next to
the tree. I have a picture of this, but now the house is gone
and it has it's very own park around it. I will send some pics
to Ed to post.
Scott
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