Fall old growth climb

[moss]

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There must be more old growth east of the Mississippi that is just not known by most. Small stands or pockets that were pass up.

The pictures I've seen of the big hardwoods are just so beautiful. I'd love to see a full mature natural stand.

Can anyone give me a direction where I might go to see this?

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Congaree National Park outside of Columbia, SC has an impressive old growth hardwood stand. It has the highest average old-growth hardwood canopy (in the east) and is the largest contiguous chunk of old-growth east of the Mississippi. It's well worth the visit, some beauties in there, huge sweetgums and gigantic examples of species like cherrybark oak, swamp chestnut oak, water oak etc. Also has nice bald cypress and the national champ loblolly pine

Will Blozan and Bob Van Pelt doing a research climb in the top of the champ loblolly:

-moss

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

I'd love to see this place.

And will make note. would certainly make a nice visit during the spring I would think.

Thank you, Moss

 

[KyLimbwalker]

Another dramatic place is Joyce Kilmer woods. It is filled with E. hemlock (if the adelgids haven't killed them all yet), yellow-poplar, and silver bells. Hundreds of very large trees.

 

[Gerald_Beranek]

Adelgid. That's what I was thinking of when I thought of the E. Hemlock.

Is the tulip poplar a companion species with the trees in the area? And Silver Bells I have never heard of.

 

[Jman]

Where in western mass is that tree? I grew up in the Berkshires. I visit the folks every now and then and might bring my stuff this coming weekend.

 

[moss]

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Where in western mass is that tree? I grew up in the Berkshires. I visit the folks every now and then and might bring my stuff this coming weekend.

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A favorite tree in the woods is like a beaver pond full of fat native brookies. PM sent with info, sorry I missed your post over the weekend.
-moss