| NY Old Growth Forest Assoc. |
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DATA SHEET 1 of 1 |
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Forest Survey Report |
| ELDERS
GROVE (Paul Smiths College) |
Tree Data: Size & Age |
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March 28 & 29 |
| Team:1:Howard Stoner,Maria Hosmer Briggs,
Mary Warchoki, Bill Crowe,2:John Husson, Holly Sullivan, Beverly Hackett,
Craig Reynolds, Margaret Stoner |
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Ecotype |
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Altitude |
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Tree Measurements: large
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SIZE |
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AGE |
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species |
location |
condition |
girth |
dbh |
height |
no. rings |
core length |
est. age |
comments |
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White Pine |
n44:25:55.9/w74:13:20.1 |
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10.0 |
38.4 |
157 |
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320 |
El.1692ft
"lefty" |
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White
Pine |
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11.7 |
44.9 |
146.0 |
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380 |
" "beech hugger" |
| 3 |
White
Pine |
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12.3 |
47.1 |
139.0 |
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400 |
" "leaner" |
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White
Pine |
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15.3 |
58.3 |
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" "knee" |
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White
Pine |
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150.0 |
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" "righty" |
| 6 |
White
Pine |
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9.4 |
35.9 |
143.0 |
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300 |
" "extreme right" |
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Red
Spruce |
n44:25:55.6/w74:13:24.4 |
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6.8 |
25.9 |
86.0 |
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El.1680ft
"1st of 3" |
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White
Pine |
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8.4 |
32.2 |
126.0 |
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270 |
El.1680ft
"2nd of 3" |
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White
Pine |
n44:25:56.4/w74:13:27.6 |
wind throw |
10.4 |
39.6 |
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4.5in |
330 |
El.1680ft 20 yrs/inch |
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White
Pine |
n44:25:55.4/w74:13:21.1 |
wind throw |
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117 |
4 in |
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29 yrs/ inch |
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White
Pine |
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wind throw |
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34 |
2 in |
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17
yrs/inch near core |
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Girth in decimal feet |
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dbh in decimal inches |
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Height in feet |
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Latitude dd:mm:ss.s/Longitude ddd:mm:ss.s |
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Additional Comments |
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| This
grove is dominated by white pine with northern hardwood understory. The
surrounding forest is a mix of northern hardwoods and conifers. My estimated ages are based on 17 rings per
inch, the least of the counts from three wind throw trees. |
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