very old? - 200 years young

[jerseygirl]

HELLO - traveling back home and i spotted these trees

I am sure that the few pictures will do the trick to identify.

http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x58/skheinz57/?action=view&current=treenjtrunk.jpg


http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x58/skheinz57/?action=view&current=treenjlarge.jpg



http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x58/skheinz57/?action=view&current=treenj.jpg
BUT my question is - i am in zone 7a (in ga) and these show to be good for that zone - yet seem to do better in the 5-6. Would 7 be pushing the limits for heat.

NOW - there are 11 of these beauties in the cemetary that is from 1739 Revolutionary war era. Also a signer of the Declaration of Indepence, Abraham Clark, is buried there. I talking to the grounds crew and asked if I could visit and climb, their statement, "SURE, Have fun, just don't hurt yourself", so with that on my next visit, my climbing gear will be with me, ANY takers on a climb. (Rahway, NJ)

i might be back here in August 2007. maybe we can schedule a group climb.

thans again for help

jz

ps posting on next post

 

[NickfromWI]

Is that a copper beech?

 

[jerseygirl]

yuppers - there are so many here in that one place - so pretty.

i am wondering would they grow in georgia?

i even have a chance to climb them should i visit here again.

thanks

jz

 

[datreesurgeon]

Lovely copper beach thanks for sharing,ill reference that for the future.

 

[MikePoor]

Thanks for posting these jerseygirl! Beech is one of my favorites! I wouldn't plant them higher than usda zone 6. The green form might do ok but growth would be slow. Maybe you could find some grown local that would do better or even some asian species that would tolerate heat better?