Will, It rained the whole 2 days I was down in SC and I never got around to looking for big cedars. That is something I plan to do though.
JP On Jan 4, 6:57 pm, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > I'm glad you went back with a laser. North Asheville has some whopper > spruce, too. How did your eastern red cedar hunt go? > > Will F. Blozan > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of James Parton > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 6:43 PM > To: ENTS > Subject: [ENTS] Norway Spruce > > ENTS, > > With Kouta's spruce trees in mind and the recent discussions on boreal > forests I set out yesterday and today to the best sites I know for Norway > Spruce. Biltmore has bigger ones but I can't get in for free there. > Yesterday I visited the VA Hospital in Oteen NC and today GE Lighting > Systems in East Flat Rock NC. Around a year ago I visited the VA and > measured some girths there since I did not have a laser and clinometer at > that time. They have a decent collection of Norway Spruce, Oak, White & > Shortleaf Pine and Holly. Yesterday, the two tallest Norways I measured were > both 104 feet tall. Both planted side by side. How often do you find two > trees the same height in one outing? They are located on the other side of > Riceville Rd between two large houses across from the VA. The largest > girthed Norway Spruce is 11' 7" cbh but it is off a bit. The tree is so > encrusted in English Ivy and Poison Ivy vines that measuring it is > difficult. But still it is quite fat. It is only 88.5 feet tall. Will id'ed > a Colorado Blue Spruce for me after I sent him the photo. > > VA Trees > > CBH Height > > Norway Spruce 104.0' > > Norway Spruce 104.0' > > Norway Spruce 89.9' > > Norway Spruce 87.6' > > Norway Spruce 91.1' > > Norway Spruce 11' 7" 88.5' > > White Oak 15' 11 3/4" 88.6' > > Blue Spruce 51.2' > > White Pine 9' 5 1/2" 99.3' > > There is a bamboo ( Cane ) patch on the VA property. Has anyone in ENTS ever > measured how tall bamboo can get? Also, check out that strange sequoia that > I photographed! > > http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/north_carolina/va_hospita... > spital_trees.htm > > I noticed some time back that GE Lighting Systems, where I work has a fair > number of Norway Spruce on their property. One of which I walk by every > workday coming and leaving. Today I went to measure some of them. The plant > was constructed back in 1955 and the trees probably date to then. Ironically > the sizes are comparable to the VA trees. The VA Hospital was built nearly a > hundred years ago but has been re-built since then. The spruces may date to > then, maybe also in the 1950s. The tallest spruces at GE are between the > warehouse and GEEA building in a small grove mixed with White Pine, > Tuliptree and Eastern Hemlock. The hemlock is highly infested with adelgid > and does not have long to live. I know GELS is too damn cheap to treat the > trees, even if notified about them. One decent sized white pine has been > topped by a storm sometime a while back. Some of the hemlocks are close to > 100 feet tall. > > GE Lighting Systems > > CBH Height > > Norway Spruce 5' 8" 82.2' > > Norway Spruce 6' 4 1/4" 90.1' > > Norway Spruce 8' 2" 81.7' > > Norway Spruce 7' 4" 62.7' > > Norway Spruce 6' 8" 103.3' > > Norway Spruce 6' 5 1/2" 94.7' Splits into 2 trunks about 18 > feet up. > > Norway Spruce 8' 8" Under 100 feet. Splits into 3 trunks > about 15 feet up. > > Oak 7' 10" 69.6' > > White Pine 9' 2" Under 100 feet. Broken top. > > Work is one place that I don't expect to measure trees. It's better than > what I usually do there! > > http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/north_carolina/large_ge_s... > _trees.htm > > I stopped and measured another Norway that has a perfect growth form on my > way from GE to McDonalds. It is on Upward Rd near a welding place. > > All the photos are from the VA since GE discourages cameras on their > premises. > > Afterwards I went to McDonald's and did the math while I ate. > > James Parton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
