Author Topic: A nose for trees (Read 66934 times)

Tom · « **Reply #20 on:** April 30, 2003, 12:41:57 PM »

Grampt1 has been trying to make a picture-post forever and a day and this was going to be the great unveiling. A good one it would have been too but optimization got in the way. He'll make it, one day. I know.

Here's Gramp's Proboscis Tree.

hydeoutman · « **Reply #21 on:** April 30, 2003, 12:54:47 PM »

I thought this Forum was family rated

Tom · « **Reply #22 on:** April 30, 2003, 01:07:44 PM »

Why? Does your mind's eye see something, hydeoutman?

Jeff · « **Reply #23 on:** April 30, 2003, 01:11:47 PM »

Tom you might have to paint an eye and a mouth on that tree.

hydeoutman · « **Reply #24 on:** April 30, 2003, 05:45:26 PM »

Here are some photo's of Chapel rock at Pictured Rocks National Park in Munising, MI.

That's a gorgeous Hemlock that sit's a top what is known as Chapel Rock. You can see the limbs that are just over my shoulder coming back to the main ledge. That's me in the middle, my son Jessee and brother-in-law Don

This is from the underside looking up at the limbs reaching out back to the main ledge. At one time I remember seeing this limb completely covered quit a few years ago,

no photo's of that

This is the base on which the hemlock is growing.

The entire tree and base structure.

Tom · « **Reply #25 on:** May 03, 2003, 11:38:53 AM »

Gramps told me that the basket on the two-wheeled, geriatric-ATV is for adult beverages. Nothing like a party in the woods.

Furby · « **Reply #26 on:** November 01, 2003, 04:09:07 PM »

I came across this picture a few weeks ago. I belive it is the same place as in the picture hydeoutman posted, only this is from 1920 or 1921.

I'd like to hear what you all think.

Jeff · « **Reply #27 on:** October 30, 2006, 02:06:32 PM »

In the spirit off Halloween, I thought I would post a picture of this tree that I hated to pass in the dark with the quad while Bear hunting. I always thought it was about to grab me. I remember years ago when it had a sign on it, it was not near as spooky.

urbanlumberinc · « **Reply #28 on:** November 10, 2006, 06:22:37 PM »

This huge Siberia

n Elm was a good

lookin tree (for all kindsa reasons)

beenthere · « **Reply #29 on:** November 10, 2006, 06:59:17 PM »

You need a life.......

johncinquo · « **Reply #30 on:** January 03, 2007, 09:31:34 AM »

Cant seem to get the picture to come up from my gallery. See the saddle one I have there. I am always intrigued when I find them like that.

Sprucegum · « **Reply #31 on:** January 03, 2007, 11:23:29 AM »

I found this one on the edge of a seep/slide area. Its determined to grow, it just don't know which way to go!

Ron Scott · « **Reply #32 on:** September 02, 2008, 12:24:56 PM »

White Oak Tree. This white oak tree of unusal form was found in a storm damaged timber area. It is growing out of a large rock pile. One can only imagine the hand picked rock pile created by clearing farm land now well overgrown with timber.

Front side of characteristic white oak tree growing in rock pile; Maturen timber harvest; 8/08

Back side of characteristic white oak tree growing in rock pile; Maturen timber harvest; 5/08

Ron Scott · « **Reply #33 on:** September 23, 2008, 08:50:12 PM »

Yellow birch Grows From Stump. The only two birch on the 80 acre area of mixed oak, red maple, and aspen are a pole size white birch and yellow birch side by side. The yellow birch grows from a remnant stump. Maturen timber harvestl 7/08.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #34 on:** September 24, 2008, 06:23:22 AM »

That type of germination and growth of yellow birch is quite unique as far as temperate hardwood go. You also get them on mossy covered boulders where the roots migrate through the moss to reach the main soil base. Conditions have to be just right though so the roots don't die in the dry times. I think the roots grow quite rapidly in yellow birch.