| Re:
big sassafras, black walnuts, and other tree stuff.. |
Colby
Rucker |
| Oct
06, 2003 11:53 PDT |
Paul,
The national champion sassafras has a very decent single trunk,
about
fifteen feet clear. Located in Owensboro, Davless Co., Kentucky,
it's been
the champion since 1954, perhaps longer than any other eastern
tree. It's
still growing quite rapidly, having increased from 16-0 (1966),
17-3 (1972),
21-1(1986) to 21-10 in 1995. The tree's located near the
roadside, and
identified by a large historical highway marker.
Colby
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| RE:
sassafras longevity |
Will
Blozan |
| Oct
07, 2003 21:18 PDT |
I
have cored sassafras to 180 years in the Smokies. I wouldn't
doubt for a
minute that they can double that without a problem. I have seen
some
seriously knarly trees in the west end of the Smokies that don't
even "look"
like sassafras. I have noticed that most of the older trees have
simple,
entire leaves. The older trees have always been rotten when I
tried to pull
a core.
Will
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