Brevard Fault Zone, South Carolina

Beavers Tamassee: Unusual beaver activity along a tributary of Tamassee Creek.  photo by Jess Riddle 
CAGL Lee Branch: Tallest known pignut hickory. Lee Branch, Oconee County, South Carolina. 11'5" cbh x 168.2' tall x 63' average branch spread. Likely most voluminous pignut hickory known.  photo by Jess Riddle.
CAGL2 Lee Branch: Tallest known pignut hickory. Lee Branch, Oconee County, South Carolina. 11'5" cbh x 168.2' tall x 63' average branch spread. The point of major branching, about a third of the wa up form the base of the photograph, is 80' above the tree's base.  photo by Jess Riddle 
JUNI Tamassee: Black walnut near Tamassee Knob, Oconee County, South Carolina. Tallest known walnut in the state. 9'0" cbh and 131.8' tall.  photo by Jess Riddle 
CAGL Tamassee: Pignut hickory near Tamassee Knob, Oconee County, South Carolina. 8'2" cbh and 145.5' tall.  photo by Jess Riddle 
QUAL Tamassee: White oak near Tamassee Knob, Oconee County, South Carolina. 8'5" cbh and 134.6' tall.  photo by Jess Riddle 
Pignut hickory in Alexander Creek watershed, Oconee County, South Carolina. 12'0" cbh and 146.8' tall.
Mockernut hickory near Winding Stairs Trail, Oconee County, South Carolina. 7'1" cbh and 140.0' tall.  Second tallest known of species in state.
Scarlet oak on Alexander Creek, Oconee County, South Carolina. 9'6" cbh and 119.9' tall.
Pignut hickory near Tamassee Knob, Oconee County, South Carolina. 9'7.5" cbh and 149.0 tall. The tree has a long spread of 86' and a generally voluminous crown; consequently, the tree is probably still growing rapidly.
Sweetgum near Tamassee Knob, Oconee County, South Carolina. 5'7" cbh and 150.0' tall. Not the best photograph, but note the compact crown of small branches that contrasts with the open, heavy limbed crowns of tall members of the species that grow in Congaree National Park.
Tuliptree near Tamassee Knob, Oconee County, South Carolina. 9'4" cbh and 172.5' tall. This tree is the tallest known tree in South Carolina and the tallest known hardwood in the east outside of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.