| Hophornbeam:
Heading to Ash Flats, MTSF, Mass. |
John
Eichholz |
| Sep
06, 2004 18:26 PDT |
Bob:
That would be great if the timing works. I went up again today,
and
somehow missed any groves of super tall ash, etc. It would be
nice to
have a guide. I did come across a few interesting trees:
Bitternut Hickory 114.0' 5.1'cbh
BH 107.6'
4.0'cbh
BH 103.8' ~2.7'
BH 104.6'
4.9'cbh
Bigtooth Aspen 110.6'
5.9'cbh Nice tree
Eastern Hemlock 114.1'
6.4'cbh
Hophornbeam
78.5' 2.3'cbh
The hophornbeam is not a typo. It is losing its leaves and
doesn't look
so great, though. The leader was bare of leaves. I measures it a
few
times.
John |
| Oops,
forgot one |
dbhg-@comcast.net |
| Sep
11, 2004 17:23 PDT |
ENTS:
In an earlier e-mail I forgot to
congratulate John Eichholz for the 78.6-foot hop hornbeam he
confirmed in MTSF. Congratulations, John. I think John's tree is
the second tallest that we've measured in the East of that
species. I think Michael Davie measured a taller one in the
southern Appalachians.
With the addition of the hop
hornbeam and the Norway Spruce, MTSF is up to 18 state or
regional champions.
Bob
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| RE:
Oops, forgot one |
Dale
J. Luthringer |
| Sep
12, 2004 15:27 PDT |
Bob,
John definitely has a dandy hophornbeam. Best I've been able to
do for
PA is the 1.9ft CBH x 71.8ft high specimen in the Tionesta
Scenic Area.
Dale
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| Re:
Oops, forgot one |
John
Eichholz |
| Sep
12, 2004 20:06 PDT |
Dale,
I've got to keep looking for them. The Birch family seems to do
very
well in these parts, with several coves breaking 100' on yellow
birch,
the tallest black and paper birches on Colby's list, and the
hophornbeams. I have even found a trio on Mount Peak over 60':
61.3'/
5.1'c, 63.4'/1.9'c and 64.2'/3.2'c. The best Hophornbeam sites
here are
somewhat drier and more south facing than the yellow birch
sites, which
are all facing north. Without exception I have seen hickories
nearby the
best hophornbeams, which are fairly rare, especially shagbark
hickory. I
am not sure this association would hold up on wider scrutiny.
John
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