Native Tree Society BBS

Stefan-

Was the 172' tree the Sand Run tulip?

Steve

Stefan- There are a number of oaks resembling your photos in the woods north of 303 and west of Olde 8, between Happy Days Lodge and Camp Ledgewood. I've been trying for years to figure out what they are; I've finally settled on a black/shingle cross. unknownoak4.jpg unknownoak6.jpg unknownoak10.jpg...

Stefan thanks, I'll check out the area. There are several sites near this one with tall tree; here are the tile numbers and the tallest lidar hit per tile:

n2225545-161'+
n2220560-156'+
n2225535-166'+

Steve

Stefan-

Where in the CVNP is this site?

For me, this is the epitome of oakishness:

NTS- Today I measured an oak in Valley City, Medina County to assist Ohio's big tree coordinator, Alistair Reynolds. The tree was reported to him several years ago to be 80' in height with a CBH of 241'' and a spread of 132'. The dimensions I got were 243'' CBH, 82.1' in height, and an average sprea...

Larry-

The bark looks like sassafras to me.

Steve

I would agree with A; how could it be anything else?

Stefan, NTS- What's the point of even using Lidar data if it's so wildly inaccurate in determining tree heights? This is the first time you've questioned it's accuracy. You've cited numerous examples over the years on how accurate Lidar data is in comparison to actual rangefinder/ climometer reading...

Rand wrote:That looks like a young vigorously growing tree that is going to get a lot taller in the coming decades

NTS, Rand-

Unlike myself, I've shrunk by 4'' in the past two or three decades. Oh, well.

Steve