JohnnyDJersey wrote:Anyone out there know alot about Beech trees? I know that in my hunting I rarely find "Large ones". Thier not known to reach a great circumference and are slower growers. Below I have a photo of a Beech that is 14'7" CBH and well over 100' tall. This is by far the largest Ive come across. Any idea on the age of the tree? I also found a couple that are over 11' CBH and very tall.
Wow that giant one is amazing. What a find. That one looks like true old-growth for sure! I've aged some in NJ, that are only half that thick to 170. THose are some gnarly roots on it and cracking base bark. You do live in a more southern and fertile part of the state, but that said it has got to be old. I'd say well over 200 years old for sure. It's no copper beech and it's no lawn tree.