Hi Jenny, ENTS, I've walked around the NYBG Forest a bit with Ned Barnard some time ago. The trees are large, but have some open-grown traits, which might suggest they are not as old as them might appear to be. But, for NYC, they are cool! I keep hearing the hemlock were old-growth.
I've not made it to Inwood yet, but here there are some large trees up there. It is hard to say what the oldest trees are in NYC. Likely it it some forgotten Nyssa on the edge of some wetland. However, I was lucky enough to be led to some post oaks on Hunter Island in the Bronx by Ned Barnard. It turned out the oldest individuals were likely saplings or seedlings when the Brits occupied the island during the Revolutionary War. Here is an article about sampling on the island back then: http://www.mrbellersneighborhood.com/story.php?storyid=1526 neil On Mar 1, 7:07 pm, Larry <[email protected]> wrote: > James, Awesome! I didn't know that. After seeing Biltmore, I can > imagine what Central Park must be like. Larry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
