| WV
black walnut |
Fores-@aol.com |
| Jun
13, 2005 18:35 PDT |
ENTS:
Today in the private woodlands of Harrison County, WV I
encountered a black
walnut 15.4' CBH and 133' tall. I know it doesn't set any
records but it was
impressive to see. It has been struck by lightning at least once
but is
still looking strong and vigorous. The tree broke into four
different tops at
about 20' up and I would guess it is probably an "old
field" tree about 150
years old although it did look a lot older. I looks like it
should be around
for another hundred years...I can't wait to see!
Russ Richardson |
| Re:
WV black walnut |
ecri-@juno.com |
| Jun
14, 2005 20:04 PDT |
Both dimensions are impressive. Does the tree have much of a
basal
flair, or is the trunk fairly columnar up to the fork? The
overall
volume could be significant for a tree not in the Pacific
Northwest.
Jess Riddle
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| Re:
WV black walnut |
Fores-@aol.com |
| Jun
15, 2005 04:01 PDT |
Will:
I have only a clinometer and the tree height was measured from a
couple of
directions 100' from the tree. I knew it was much bigger than
typical.
On the same property I have encountered three white oak trees
over 16'
CBH....they are all being retained.
This is a very unusual forest. The overstory is over 50% black
cherry with
a mixture of red maple, boxelder, slippery elm, sugar maple and
white ash.
The property also has a significant number of hackberry, black
walnut and
honey locust. Yellow poplar and all the oaks are not a major
component of this
woods.
The tract is located in an area that experienced very heavy
underground
mining in the early 1900s and there is a lot of mine subsidence
and the surface
of the ground is really broken up. This land has the worst
invasion of garlic
mustard I have ever encountered and I measured a Chinese tree of
heaven over
24" DBH.
Jess:
The tree does not taper much at all below the fork.
Russ
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