Will,

 good stuff. though southeastern & outer Coastal Plain ecosystems are
way cool, Gordonia is something special, esp when they are in full
flower and then again in the autumn/winter when single leaves here &
there turn red. wonderful tree!

if ENTS has taught me one thing, it is to be skeptical of record
heights. Longleaf might have reached  140 in some locations
historically. I would bet most of those locations are under plow,
malls, roads, etc. I've seen a lot of the LLP forest, from SC to AL &
FLA, and I am having a hard time thinking of a tall forest. Perhaps
Big Woods near Thomasville, GA is one of the more productive LLP
forests I've seen.

 i agree, natural slash pine forests are cool, too. this is a good
time to see them. but, i have to say: longleaf rules! or, it should
more than it does right now across the landscape. nearly a perfect
tree for wildlife & humans needs.

 neil


On Jan 4, 8:53 pm, "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Larry,
>
> I saw some longleaf pines in south GA that certainly broke 100'. Supposedly
> there is one in Florida over 140' tall... and historical record of one 156
> feet tall. Who knows?
>
> Will F. Blozan
> President, Eastern Native Tree Society
> President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Larry
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 8:48 PM
> To: ENTSTrees
> Subject: [ENTS] Re: Some more Florida trees
>
> Will,    Wow! A super tall Live Oak. The tallest I have listed is the
> Andrew Jackson Oak in Daphne Ala., 81'!  That't a tall Longleaf also
> with most around here at 80'-90'! Larry
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