Native Tree Society BBS

Will, TSharp,

Maryland doesn't have a champion listed for poison sumac and it looks like it could be a contender for the American Forests list.

I just posted a report on measurements in Virginia - finally got around to it.

Darian

NTS, This past winter Will introduced me to Bob Vickers, who is a big tree hunter and is on the Fairfax County Tree Commission in Northern Virginia. Bob and I met a few times in the winter to check out some big trees in the Potomac Gorge. We went to Scotts Run Preserve to measure a big sycamore he h...

NTS, Last fall I received a research permit to investigate habitats and measure trees at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center near Laurel, Maryland. I visited the property several times during the winter. The site is located in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties and is in the coastal plain p...

Good news. I've always liked the name ENTS, but have been in favor of NTS as an international organization for a while.

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ENTS, This past January I visited Brazil on vacation with my girlfriend. It was my first time there and one of the things I wanted to see was the Brazilian pine, Araucaria angustifolia . This is not the same species as the better known monkey-puzzle tree ( Auracaria araucana ) which occurs in Chile ...

ENTS, In May of 2009 I had the opportunity to visit Ireland. Although not particularly known for trees, yews are an important part of the country's natural and cultural heritage. For any Ent visiting Ireland, you must make visiting Killarney National Park a priority. This location is not only specta...

First post to BBS...

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