Russ, Any chance you took a core? An age would be interesting. 12" dbh is massive, close to double anything I found in the Congaree (max 13.5 cm dbh). It may well be older than the 58 year old vine I cored.
Bruce On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:24 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS: > > While most of our emphasis in ENTS discussions is on or about big trees > sometimes we have talked about some of the vines that grow in forest trees. > > This week, while preparing a forestry plan for an old farm in Wirt County, > WV I encountered what I believe to be the largest and tallest free standing > poison ivy vine I have ever seen. The vine was growing on top of a large > rock with the plant rooted in a fissure in the middle of the rock. The stem > was over 12" in diameter and the plant was massive about 20' X 25' with the > tallest free standing stems over 15' above the top of the rock. > > Normally, I don't take photos of such things but I thought that this might > be worth sharing. The black labs in the photo are my field "support staff". > > Russ Richardson > > > > > ________________________________ > Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. > > > -- Bruce P. Allen Springfield, NH Home 603 763-4672 Cell 603 369-9910 Work 603 646-4480 http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/lianas.htm http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289966,00.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
