Quercus montana - chestnut oak


Tree tied for the oldest-known Quercus montana in Otter Creek, PA (photo ©2006 Neil Pederson)



Neil Pederson next to the tree tied for the oldest-known Quercus montana [rt tree]; in Uttertown, NJ - Neil's handing is touching the trunk at coring height. (photo ©2006 Neil Pederson)


Age

How Dated

Location

Collector/
Dater/
Reference

Alive?

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Info

427

crossdated

Uttertown, NJ

E. Cook; N. Pederson; Pederson et al., 2004

Yes

427

crossdated

Otter Creek, PA

N. Pederson; N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005

Yes

425

crossdated

Uttertown, NJ

H.M. Hopton, N. Pederson; N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005

Yes

425

ring counted

PA

M. Abrams

Yes

337

crossdated

Coweeta Hyrdologic Laboratory, NC

S. Butler 2006

Yes

336

crossdated

Hensley-Pine Mtn, KY

A. Cooper,

Yes

265

crossdated

Pisgah Nat'l Forest, North Carolina

J. Speer 2001

Yes

USDA Plants Database


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