| RE:
New PA champion red oak found in suburbia!! |
wad-@comcast.net |
| Nov
20, 2005 13:54 PST |
ENTS
A NEW CHAMPION RED OAK HAS BEEN FOUND!!!! This tree will put to
rest any co-champion hopes. For now, anyway. Initially I was
introduced to this other red oak. The story goes like
this......Today I was asked to transplant one of my Japanese
maples from my yard to a neighbor's Mother in laws house in
Broomall Pa.(high density suburbia) I unknowingly was working in
the front yard while a forest Monarch lurked in the back yard.
the lot can't be more than a half acre. My children were playing
in a "big tree" in the back while I dug. I decided to
go around and have a look. "Holy cow!" I said out
loud, "Why didn't you tell me about this?" I asked my
friend Dave. His wife said the tree was named Henrietta when she
was a child. We returned in about 30 minutes with my measuring
gear. The site is a 1950's development with cul de sacs and
winding streets. There is a small spring up hill from the site,
and there were large trees all along this 20' wide save area. I
measured the oak, a white oak, and a beech
Q. rubra 226 cbh 103' tall 68' avg spread
(exact tie with the Media oak @ 246 pts)
Q. alba 12.1x85.5
F. grandifolia 10.8x 83.5
Very
satisfied with this tree, we decided to follow this narrow band
of woods through the development. Dave said "look at that
one" He saw the top of another oak, holding it's leaves. We
drove around to where we could see the tree. Well this tree has
set a new standard!
Q. rubra 242" cbh 124' tall 94' spread for a whopping 390
points!!!
Both trees
were forest grown trees, hollow, and saved in the early 50's
from destruction. Wow what a tree! I will be returning to this
area soon to see what else lurks in these back yards. I
am sending pics to Ed.
Scott
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| Re:
Pa 12x130 tree to add (Dale) |
wad-@comcast.net |
| Nov
20, 2005 14:46 PST |
ENTS,
Dale
In my excitement over the red oaks, I forgot to add a 12x130
tree to the Pa list. In Media in Middletown Twp, Delaware county. I
measured a Tulip poplar in the back yard of a 1960's home.
The Viro poplar came out to:
12.2 cbh 133.3' tall 70' avg spread.
Scott
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| Re:
New PA champion red oak found in suburbia!! |
wad-@comcast.net |
| Nov
23, 2005 12:45 PST |
Jess
The area has alot of trees that are 24"dbh and better. I am
sure this was prime farmland at one point in time. Some of the
early houses in the area date to the early 1700's. The first oak
was supposed to be a 346 point tree, not 246. It was growing in
a small stream (jumpable) that came from a spring about 100 yds
away. Constant water was a factor I imagine. The bigger oak was
on a slope that was too steep to farm. Other than that nothing
jumped out at me. I hope to return there soon and go through the
neighborhood on foot. I will do a RI on the site, and we will
see what we get. I didn't have a ton of time when We found the
tree.
Thanks for your report the other day, I always enjoy reading
your detailed analyses.
Scott
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Scott,
What a huge northern red oak. Nice find! Do any of the
other species
in the area indicate a particularly rich site? What
other factors,
besides being left alone, appear to have contributed to
the trees
great size? I'm looking forward to seeing some photos.
Jess
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