Pennsylvania, Cook Forest, Fairmont Park: Rucker Index   Dale Luthringer
  Feb 23, 2005 
Ed,

I've never computed an RI for the state... so, here it goes:

 

Species           

CBH   

Height 

Site                 

Record Status

 

 

 

 

 

E. white pine    

11.3    

182     

Cook Forest    

Northeast

Tuliptree          

10.9    

158.6  

Fairmont Park 

Northeast

E. hemlock      

12       

145.7  

Cook Forest    

Northeast

Black cherry    

11.5    

140     

Cook Forest    

Northeast

White ash        

8.3      

139.7  

Ricketts Glen   

Pennsylvania

Sycamore        

11.4    

139     

Fairmont          

Pennsylvania

Red maple       

7.8      

136.6  

Wintergreen Gorge

Pennsylvania

N. red oak      

9.7      

135.2  

Fairmont          

Pennsylvania

Bitternut hickory    

6.7

134.2  

Fairmont          

Pennsylvania

Green ash        

8.7      

132     

Fairmont           

Northeast?

That brings the Pennsylvania RI up to 144.3:

Concerning Ricketts Glen NA & state park. I guess for simplicity sake, we
should just call it Ricketts Glen State Park. Some of the trees in its RI
are from within two different natural areas (Ricketts Glen N.A. & Boston
Run N.A.) and non designated state park property. That would also follow
the same pattern I've used for Cook Forest.

Oh yes, I've got another update for Cook Forest's RI but may have not
posted it yet on the ENTS site. Here's my current RI for Cook Forest:

Cook Forest State Park
Species CBH Height Status Rucker Index

Species

CBH

Height

Status

Rucker Index

 

 

 

 

 

E. white pine

11.3

182

3rd tallest E. U.S.

135.94

E. hemlock

12

145.7

tallest NE

 

black cherry

11.4

140

 3rd tallest E. U.S.

 

tuliptree

8.2

136.6

 

 

white ash

7.6

128.3

 

 

white oak

10.7

126.8

tallest NE

 

N. red oak

11

126.5

 

 

red maple

9

126

 

 

Am. Beech

7.9

124.4

 

 

cucumbertree

7.5

123.1

 

 


Here's what we've got so far for Fairmont's RI:

Species            CBH     Height   Record Status   Rucker Index
Tuliptree            10.9      158.6    Northeast          130.3
Sycamore         11.4      139       PA  
White ash         7.3        135.7    
N. red oak         9.7        135.2    PA  
Bitternut hickory 6.7       134.2    PA  
Green ash         8.7        132       Northeast?  
Black walnut      5.4        121.1    PA  
Am. beech        6.8        118    
Black oak          9.6        116.7    PA  
E. hemlock        6.2        112.5    

Thanks,

Dale