Native Tree Society BBS

I realized that I didn't have enough time to work on a volume measurement, but I did get some pics and threw a tape around it. I got 28' on the nose. The woman at the visitor center said I could measure it but that it was 25' 5". I haven't been able to locate a date for the 25' 5" measurement. That ...

That's almost certainly a cottonwood, especially being in Illinois. Ask your friend how far up the trunk goes before branching. That is a true beast of a tree!

Bob, It all depends on the weather with the Parkway. If we get very little precipitation, it can stay open until December, but it takes very little rain or snow to shut down the protions above the tunnels. There are alternatives but they do involve some substantial hiking. The Douglas Falls Trail go...

It's 6' cbh, about 20' in height and has just over a 20' spread. It's at 5200' feet elevation on the top of a ridge in the Craggy Mtns. I have no idea how old it is.

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This topic covers it.

James, It's very easy to find. It starts just a few yards onto the trail. The thorniest ones are on a short alternate side trail near a small clearing with a giant boulder. It's fairly level in the hawthorn grove. Sizes range from a few inches in diameter to about a foot. The "Mother of all Hawthorn...

I did a little recon to check out this area for Bob Leverett's future forays into the Blue Ridge Parkway, particularly for yellow birch. They aren't nearly as full as character here as they are just north of the picnic area. This trail is on the south side of the Craggy picnic area, half way up the ...

The needles look to be too short for pitch pine and the bottom photo is of Table Mountain Pine at Hanging Rock. It's not conclusive but most likely TMP. The tree is loaded with cones, indicative of Virginia Pine or TMP.

That's most likely Table Mountain Pine. They like it dry and can grow in spots very few trees have the ability to grow. I spent some time with a few thousand Table Mtn. Pines last week in the Massanutten Mountains of VA.

A buddy of mine recently bicycled the Parkway in 7 days. Running it in 17.5 days is pretty incredible for any age, but at 67, bravo!!!

You certainly did an extensive and exhaustive search, both historically and in the field. Some tree sizes sound like old growth, but on some sites trees can get awfully large in 100-150 years. I've seen some areas with similar tree characteristics that I would have considered old growth but like the...