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Historical Articles
State Botanical Club Conducting Survey to Locate Largest Trees
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| Ypsilanti
Daily Press, Labor Day weekend, 1957 |
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| In keeping
with the Michigan Botanical Club survey to locate the big trees of
Michigan, Dr. Clarence M. Loesell, Natural Science Department head,
Eastern Michigan College, illustrates to the three Cox brothers, Jackie,
Jimmy and Jerry, the circumference of a 90 to 100 year old oak tree on
the Breaky Farm, 1885 Packard Rd. He
is measuring four feet from the ground.
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The
Michigan Botanical Club is conducting a survey, assisted by the Michigan
Audubon Club to locate the big trees of Michigan, hoping thus to protect
them. The Water Wonderland
state holds the current national record for the largest Black Ash,
Bigtooth Aspen, White Birch, Butternut, Red Maple, and Balsam
Poplar.
While traveling about Michigan, why not be looking for new records for
big trees?
Here is the needed data: (1) Name of species: (2) circumference four
feet above ground measured in inches; (3) location, (distance and
direction from nearest town, road and county); (4) your name and
address.
Information should be sent to Miss Margaret Haigh, 36910 Ann Arbor
Trail, Livonia, and a copy to William Perry, Michigan Audubon executive
director, 303 S. Main St., Olivet, and to Farm and Garden, Ypsilanti
Daily Press.
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| The current
records are (circumference in inches): |
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Circ.
Species County
88 Ash, Black, St. Joseph
186 Ash,
While, Berrien
88* Aspen.
Bigtooth, Gratiot
132 Beech,
Van Buren
77* Birch,
White, Mackinac
49 Birch.
Yellow, Macomb
132* Butternut,
St. Joseph
163 Cedar,
White, Leelanau
118 Cherry,
Black, Oakland
142 Cottonwood, Oakland
275 Elm,
White, Alpena
50 Fir,
Balsam, Gogebic
126 Hemlock,
Iron
61 Hickory,
Shagbark, Macomb
75 Larch
(tamarack), Van Buren
75 Linden
(basswood), Macomb
114* Maple, Red,
Berrien
138 Maple,
Sugar, Berrien
184 Oak,
Black, Oakland
177 Oak,
Red, Van Buren
195 Oak,
White, Oakland
105 Pine,
Red, Van Buren
211 Pine,
White, Gogebic
99* Poplar,
Balsam, Houghton
84 Shadbush,
Livingston
109 Spruce,
White, Baraga
174 Sycamore,
Berrien
199 Tuliptree,
Cass
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101 Tupelo
(black gum), Berrien |
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108 Walnut,
Black, Van Buren
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(*National Champion) |
| MBC member Bob Kelly found this arcticle tucked inside a
used book on birds which he purchased as a graduate student at EMU. |
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