Native Tree Society BBS

The Rocky River is very scenic, and also has some very nice trees. Here are two photos from earlier in October. Steve

Bob, Rand, Matt-

I'll do my best to get there, but I can't say for certain right now.

Steve

Larry-

They grow pretty fast; I would think this tree to be 150, 200 at most.

Steve

NTS- Today I measured a very handsome single pith sycamore at Elywood Park in Elyria, Ohio. This tree, which is on the floodplane of the Black River, was 19' 1'' cbh by 102'---I'm sure it's taller than that, and I'll return after leaf drop to remeasure. This is by far the most massive single trunked...

Bob, Matt, all-

Using LiDAR data for Sand Run I get 26 separate hits at 150' or more, so there are certainly more tall trees to find.

Steve

Matt, Bob-

California Woods and Sand Run are the two best sites in Ohio for tall trees,
I think. California, being more southern, has a greater species diversity, but Sand Run has a taller canopy height.

Bob-

I think I could find at least a dozen trees 150'-170' at Sand Run and many more 140' or taller, all tulips, but once we found what we thought to be the several tallest we concentrated on other species. I'll return this Fall and measure others.

Steve

Bob-

Do you mean by individual trees or by species? Some of the Sand Run trees are the same individuals with measurements taken at different dates. 170.01 is the tallest Tulip, several others in the 160's.

Steve

NTS- The native hornbeam is seldom planted; the European hornbeam is a common ornamental. If the trees in question look to be in a planted area, and if they are pyramidal in habit, I'm sure they are Carpinus betulus. The European hornbeam can get much larger than the native as well, to 60' or more. ...

Hi Guy-

If you get back to re-climb the oak this summer, you might also want to visit this red oak, which is nearby, in Westlake. The Westlake tree is a single pith with a cbh of 21', if I recall correctly, and around 98' in height. Steve