Michael, I have never heard of Western Sycamore. Is it the same as American Sycamore ( Platanus Occidentalis )?
James P. On Jan 20, 10:37 pm, [email protected] wrote: > I was in Prescott, AZ this week for a school conference and was able > to spend some time in the Oak Creek Canyon of Northern Arizona. Oak > Creek drops off of the Mogollon Rim and loses several thousand feet of > elevation as it winds towards the Red Rocks of Sedona. This canyon is > one of Arizona's most breathtaking sites. The northern and higher > altitude side of the canyon is dominated by Ponderosa Pines. In the > more riparian corners exist stands of Douglas Firs. Along the creek- > bed itself are smaller deciduous trees including Western Sycamores and > Cottonwoods. I spent the majority of my time tracking down a supposed > 150 foot tall Sycamore. Instead I found some good looking" yellow > bellies" aka Ponderosa Pines. > > P1-127.4 > P2-140.1 > P3-150.5(my personal record) > > Michael B. Dunn --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
