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TOPIC: White Pine Growth
http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees/t/bcf388f0417d9f5f?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Nov 16 2008 6:14 pm
From: dbhguru@comcast.net



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Today Monica and I drove through MTSF on our way to a concert at Williamstown. We stopped for a short hike and I measured a white pine up the Cold River that is in a small grove on the side of Route #2. I had last measured the tree back in April 2003. The changes in dimensions and volume are shown below.

The tree is not in an ideal growing location, but was still able to increase its volume by almost 5 cubic feet per year. The volume growth data on the Mohawk Pines continues to accumulate. Most of the volume calculations I have nade show increases between 5 and 10 cubes with a few trees exceeding 10.
Bob

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 17 2008 12:55 am
From: James Parton


Bob,

Mentioning White Pine, I found a huge one in Fletcher Park yesterday
while walking the trails with Joy. It looked between 11 and 12 feet in
girth ( single trunked ) and 80 to 100 feet tall. I did not have my
measuring stuff with me to measure the tree so I will go back in the
near future to measure it. Pinus Strobus is one of my favorite trees,
along with the American Chestnut and Hawthorn.

James Parton.

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 17 2008 4:12 am
From: dbhguru@comcast.net

James,

I'll soon be putting together the annual report to DCR on the activities of FMTSF. There will be tons of white pine data in it. I'll send Ed a copy for access via the web.

As BVP might say, the great whites rule.

Bob