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TOPIC: Celtis
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/browse_thread/thread/45f604bdf9cc5b11?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 28 2008 7:33 pm
From: "Darian Copiz"


ENTS,

Last year in September I had crossed to an island in the Potomac River
(Offut Island) and came across a large hackberry. I had wanted to return to
get better measurements, and did so last Friday (10/24/08). This island is
only accessible when the water in the Potomac is very low. The D.C.
area hadn't had rain in a while, but we were going to over the weekend.
Friday was possibly my only chance to go this year when the water was low,
but some leaves were off the trees. So I crossed to Offut Island, only got
my feet wet, and measured the tree:

Celtis occidentalis - 11' 3" x 100.2'

The cbh is pretty significant for our area, but I'm pretty sure I can find
taller ones.

Darian

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 29 2008 2:21 pm
From: zacstew@bellsouth.net


Darian,

Very impressive circumference... I rarely see any Celtis (whichever species is most common in AL) even a third that large.

~Zac