property view

[gerard]

This is the rear of our property. You can see the horses and the back end of the indoor riding arena. We have 11 acres in a rectangle and it runs about down to the tree line which is about 900 feet back from the road.

 

[Gatorboy]

Here is a view from my property. This is the Champion White Ash in the state of Maryland.


Regards,
Dave "Gatorboy" Hoffmann

 

[Boondox]

Pretty nasty weather for this time of year. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Pete

www.GatewayToVermont.com

 

[Alan L.]

Is that a hot wheels under there?

Alan L., TX

 

[Gatorboy]

I should have mentioned that the vehicle is a Chevy K3500 Crew Cab. Looks mighty tiny next to the tree eh?


Regards,
Dave "Gatorboy" Hoffmann

 

[MReeter]

Gaterboy,My,what a big "ASH" you have!!!! Very nice piece of property also.

 

[Hillbilly]

I wonder how many shovel handles and baseball bats would be in that monster tree?

 

[Hillbilly]

Looks cold,what state are you in?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Hillbilly,

Before I saw his profile... I thought "it looks like Schoharie - Cobleskill area... Upstate New York" /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif...

 

[GlueGuy]

Dave,

Holy smokes that's a big tree! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif How the heck big is that? Any estimates on the girth of the trunk, height, or age of the tree?

We've got one huge Douglas Fir (my wife calls it the "old wolf"), that has a trunk diameter of about 8'. Botanists that have seen it estimate that it might be over 300 years old.

Just got back from Yosemite today, where I saw some truly ancient (and large) giant redwoods, but I love old trees (all kinds).

The GlueGuy

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

GlueGuy,

I think your Doug Fir could be the winner in the TBN "Big Tree" thread about 8 months ago.
If I recall Thomas had a big Bull Pine and I had a big Cottonwood, but neither was close to and 8 ft Dia. Check it out.
Al

 

[GlueGuy]

I'll see if I can hunt down that "big tree" thread. Thanks! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

The GlueGuy

 

[Gatorboy]

Here are the measurments of my White Ash Tree made by the DNR.

Circumference: 15' 9"
Height: 113'
Crown: 103'

Which gives it a point total of 327.75. They use a point system for ranking trees.

1 point for each inch in circumference (at 4.5' from the ground)
1 point for each foot tall
1/4 point for each foot in the crown. (i.e. 100 feet = 25 points)




Regards,
Dave "Gatorboy" Hoffmann

 

[GlueGuy]

Dave,

How is the crown measured? Is it the diameter, circumference, or what?


It will be difficult for me to get the height & crown measurments of the old wolf, but I can sure get a reading on the circumference. Do you know how far up the trunk they go to do this? I will probably measure the old wolf at chest height...

The GlueGuy

 

[Gatorboy]

GlueGuy,

Crown Spread: The spread is the average of two measurements taken at right angles of each other.

Circumference: Girth of the trunk at 4 1/2 feet above the ground. This was established to avoid any abnormal base swell of the trunk at the ground line. In multiple stem trees, only the largest single stem shall be measured.

Total Points=Circumference (inches) + Height (feet) + 25% of the average Crown Spread (feet).


Regards,
Dave "Gatorboy" Hoffmann

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

Glueguy,

Search on "big trees" it was a fun thread/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Here is a link on BIG trees http://www.americanforests.org/big_trees/top_25.html

Al

 

[GlueGuy]

Al,

Just went back through that thread. Liked it a lot, and it motivates me to go down and (try to) take measurements on the old wolf. It's a big tree, but is on the trail on the north side of the ridge. I can surely get the circumference measured, but I don't know how I will do the height and crown. I'll wing it a little on that part, but will come back with measurements and pix.

The GlueGuy

 

[gotrocks]

If you guys like large trees, check out this Poplar off old hwy 64 outside Franklin NC. I didn't have my tape with me but my waist size is 34. Go figure.

 

[RichZ]

Dave, do you have any idea how old that tree is?

Rich

 

[Gatorboy]

Rich,

I think the guy from the DNR said he thought 200 years old or so.

Regards,
Dave "Gatorboy" Hoffmann