Native Tree Society BBS

Ed, thank you for all you have done for the NTS. I'm sorry to hear about your mother's passing and I wish you all the best as you embark on a new and exciting phase of life.

Hi Ed,

I have the LIDAR dataset for NC and have used it to find trees in the Piedmont and in GSMNP. I use QGIS to view the data.

NASA seems poised to add a satellite based LIDAR probe on the international space station that will be capable of mapping above ground biomass from 50 degrees north latitude to 50 degrees south latitude - a swath that comprises the almost all tropical and temperate forests on Earth. I wonder if it w...

Earlier this year I was asked to be part of a National Geographic episode on tree climbing. The episode of "Going Deep With David Rees" features "Canopy Meg" Lowman giving the host a tour in a redwood forest, arborist and champion tree climber Mark Chisholm, and scientists from the Duke Lemur center...

Welcome to the world of recreational tree climbing, Matt! I hope to climb with you someday.

Thanks everyone. I know just the place to plant this metasequoia. It will be fun to watch it grow.

Hi all,

A friend gave me this sapling. He said he bought it from someone who simply called it a "redwood" and said not to plant it within 30 feet of any building or other tree. Can anyone help me identify the species? Thanks!

Hi Don, I am very interested in helping with this effort. I think the NTS-AF collaboration is a natural fit. I have the required (entry level) gear and the passion which I imagine are the two biggest hurdles. I know there are many eminently qualified ENTS in the western half of my state, and if I ca...

It took me longer than I anticipated but here is a spreadsheet containing... the 1 known 190'+ tuliptree, the ten 180-189' tuliptrees I could find documented, twenty three 175-179 footers and a handful of 20'+ CBH tuliptrees I did not include trees that are confirmed dead. Please let me know if you ...

Hi Matt, I echo what others have said-Thank you for all the work you do on the forum and especially in the Tree of the Week program and your amazing max list. I am particularly passionate about tuliptrees as you can probably tell and I'm planning to compile a list of all known tuliptrees that are ei...