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Tyler Tulip poplar 19.67 cbh 145 tall, Scott Wade |
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Not a tall tree by any means, but this Quercus marilandica, blackjack oak, was a find of my friend Bob Day of Davey tree company. That is him in the picture. I took the picture. It is the new Pa state champ. 91"cbh 62' tall 62' spread, located in
Middletown twp, Delaware county Pa. at a residence built in the early 60's.
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Quercus rubra in the brandywine river valley in Chester
County Pa, near the Deleware line. this tree was found by me. it is
185 cbh, 123' tall, 83' spread. located next to a small stream in a field break on a farm dating to 1818. Dave Thompson took the
pic. that is me in the pic -
The Haskell Oak. |
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Platanus occidentalis, on the same farm, but next to the Brandywine. 205cbh 134' tall 96'spread. One of my multistemmed friends! Dave took the
picture. I think this property will have more to offer. These are conservative clinometer measurements. I will return to use the
RF.
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A fallen monster, Lirodendron tulipifera, on the same farm. Not much left. I took the picture with the
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The elusive and somewhat rare wood frog, Rana sylvatica. found in the southern part of it's range here in Se Pa. Not a tree, but it needs the trees for it's habitat. |
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The Lafayette sycamore. Photos by Scott Wade. CBH in 1965 was 21', CBH in 1982 was 21'9" and in 2005 it is now 22' 5" Located in Brandwine Battlefield Park in Chaddsford Pa.
"I
have been reading a book from 1982 about trees that were in the
area of Md, NJ, Pa in 1682 when William Penn arrived. The
Sycamore is called the Lafayette Sycamore. It is located at
Brandywine battlefield in Pa. Washington met Cornwalis there at
one of the first battles of the war and lost :( This is an
amazingly healthy tree. Apparently Lafayette was wounded and
carried from the battlefield and placed under a tree by the
local tavern. This tree was the Sycamore that is still there
today. It was said Lafayette revisited the tree later in life.
ENTS measurement is as follows.
CBH 22.4'
girth just above the ground 26'
first branch about 8'
height 99.4'
longest spread 134'
shortest spread 126'
It is a truly massive tree growing on a knoll above US route 1
next to Gilpin's tavern, the original one. If you are ever
nearby, it is worth the stop."
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