Will,
Kudos to Mike Dunn. I knew there were some dillies in Arizona. However, taking the region as a whole, w e do have a few other western measurements( excluding the Pacific Coastal Area, which is obviously covered magnificently by BVP) . I submitted some for white fir, Douglas fir, and cottonwoods from the Wasatch Front in Utah. I also submitted measurements for Rocky Mountain Douglas fir from southeastern Idaho from last summer's trip. I wish I could ahve done more - a lot more. We need to consolidate our western measurements before they become lost in an ocean of emails. I took a few measurements of ponderosa pines in the Black Hills and got heights up to 100 feet and slightly over. I think that 100 feet is the primary height threshold for the tallest Black Hills trees. They consist of two species: ponderosa pine and Black Hills spruce. With luck, I'll add significantly to the Rocky Mountain inventory next year. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Blozan" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:00:36 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Re: Oak Creek Canyon Michael, Awesome! Finally some real numbers from out west! Did you get any sycamore measurements? That is one of my favorite species and saw some sweeties in the Chirichua's in 1996. I'll post some shots later. Unfortunately, I was there before my laser arrived... Will F. Blozan President, Eastern Native Tree Society President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:38 PM To: ENTSTrees Subject: [ENTS] Oak Creek Canyon 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
