During the Fall
2003 - Spring 2004 field campaign, 441 trees of twenty-two species
were surveyed. In addition 166 trees, greater then 30 cm DBH were
extracted from the Bloody Hill Database (Mlekush et al., 2000).
The species of the total 607 historic trees, their abundance and
the per species average DBH have been qunatified. The field tally
shows that the majority of the trees are in good health, with relative
low amounts of fuel accumulation and juniper encroachment.
Chinquapin
Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) is the most dominant species in the
sample however the average dbh of this species is only 43.7 cm.
Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) is the second most dominant species
sampled with a higher average dbh of 50.3 cm. The largest dbh of
128.2 cm is that of a Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa), located near
the Skegg Branch Stream adjacent to the Park Tour Road., the second
largest dbh belongs to a White Poplar (Populus alba) near the Ray
Springhouse.
The fuel load,
health, dbh, height and juniper encroachment based on the field
assessments were also mapped.
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Example
of f historic trees maps
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