Native Tree Society BBS

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/01/jumping-worms-are-taking-over-north-american-forests/605257/

They are bad.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/01/historical-view-reshapes-beliefs-about-colonization/ But, Foster said, the data reveal a new story. “Our data show a landscape that was dominated by intact, old-growth forests that were shaped largely by regional climate for thousands of years before Eu...

He was mainly concerned with pine and had some interesting history with it in Alabama. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BFN1bBaw0LIzzJzCcJClvXmbArkcPbz1MtmHNW0OHAO9i-fySvudbUWTuLuMSvq1YQL1G8pOTbBoBwgNe3UmA3s7oQ2dC7NW1Yg4ndUaT5fdMno4oA5c18D1_ewrFOIT4ZXAYSku_VZzbRX0-Jb45_gYidO5Bf6UDF4mT6LjAkHHwfBYPHn...

Dollarhide Hunting Club forest Anyone heard of it? Has it been surveyed for big trees? I was reading about it in Tom Kelly's book, Infirm Opinions, last night. Kelly writes turkey hunting books but talks about his 50 years as a timber cruiser\manager in Alabama as much. His books are full of info on...

https://northernwoodlands.org/discoveries/tall-trees For many years, scientists have wondered what factors influence how tall a tree can grow. Much of the research has focused on how high water can be transported internally from roots to leaves, but a tree’s strength and stiffness are also critical ...

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dec ... -thirstier

Maybe more relevant in the northeat.

https://phys.org/news/2019-09-amazon-ta ... 5gYIo_0Vds

The Amazon's new tallest tree is 50% taller than previous tallest tree

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51j1wBBgfdL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg http://www.pamelamcelwee.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/highvillages-2.jpg http://www.pamelamcelwee.com/recent-publications/ https://www.amazon.ca/Forests-Are-Gold-Environmental-Vietnam/dp/0295995483 "Forests A...

My guess is that Dwarf Chestnut Oak would follow the same pattern as Dwarf Chinkapin Oak: similar in key identifiable characteristics to its larger relative, but much smaller and occupying a different niche on the landscape. It doesn't help that many sources use both Dwarf Chestnut and Dwarf Chinka...

Allegheny Chinkapin Castanea pumila 41.2' x 4.47' How likely is that? pumila is usually a bush. http://ents-bbs.org/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=8572 https://www.acf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Perkins_et_al._MorphologicalandDNAevidencesupportrecognitionofAlabamachinquapinCastaneapumilavar.alabamensis.pd...