Dr. Jim Rentch [L] and Chad Smith in front of a 54.4 cm DBH,350 yrs old whose annual radial growth exceeded 2 mm only once! Both Q. alba, in the Murphy Tract of WV, in the foreground were recruited in 1653. Murphy Tract has 20 more Q. alba > 340 yrs in age. (photo © Jim Rentch)
Age |
How Dated |
Location |
Collector/ |
Alive? |
More |
464 |
crossdated |
Buena Vista, VA |
E. Cook; N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005 |
Yes |
|
440 |
ring counted |
PA |
M. Abrams |
Yes |
|
407 |
crossdated |
Warren County Iowa |
Duvick and Blasing 1983 |
Yes |
|
377 |
crossdated |
Horners Woods, WV; 4 other QUAL > 340 yrs |
J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b |
Yes |
|
373 |
crossdated |
Belmont County,Ohio |
Rubino and McCarthy 2000 |
Yes |
|
368 |
crossdated |
Collins Woods, Ohio |
J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b |
Yes |
|
359 |
crossdated |
Mammoth Cave National Park, KY |
B. Catron, N. Pederson; R. Carlson (XD'ing) and NADEF 2013 Intro Group |
Yes |
|
358 |
crossdated |
Coweeta Hyrdologic Laboratory, NC |
S. Butler 2006 |
Yes |
|
352 |
crossdated |
Wrights Woods, PA; ~ 12 or so other QUAL in this range |
J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b |
Yes |
|
350 |
crossdated |
Murphy Tract, WV; 20 [yes TWENTY] other QUAL > 340 yrs |
J. Rentch; Rentch et al., 2003a, 2003b |
Yes |
|
330 |
ring counted |
Peter's Woods, Ontario, Canada |
Martion & Martin, 2001; |
Yes |
|
325 |
crossdated |
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, NC |
S. Butler 2006 |
Yes |
|
309 |
crossdated |
Angel Hollow, KY |
A. Cooper, |
Yes |
|
289 |
crossdated |
Pisgah NF, North Carolina |
J.Speer 2001 |
Yes |
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