If you are able to come out here at some point to visit your tree, Forest Service official Laura Stransky knows right where it is. She will not forget. Laura is way cool.
The primary reason I chose that particular Doug fir for you is because it stands out from the other trees around it. They are mainly Colorado blues and are all great trees, but I don't see you as one of the pack. You need a tree that isn't part of the crowd. Your tree stands proudly apart. If you like it from the photo, I guarantee that if you see it, you will fall instantly an unabashedly in love with it.
In terms of spotting the Jenni'fir tree on Google Earth, I'll see if it shows up, but I have my doubts. It is in a secluded area at the base of a steep ridge. Moss hangs from it and nearby trees indicating a wet environment. Way cool!
----- Original Message -----
From: "JennyNYC" <jennifdud
...@gmail.com>
To: "Western Native Tree Society" <WNTS@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 3, 2009 6:45:31 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [WNTS] Re: Fw: Jennifer Dudley Tree
Bob,
I love my Jenni'fir' Tree!!!! I can't wait to visit it. Did you put up
a flashing neon sign so I can find it? Can I find it on Google Earth?!
Thank you very very much. My birthday is Tuesday (7/7/??) so this is
the greatest present.
Keep on having a great time.
Jenny
On Jul 3, 6:10 pm, "Edward Frank" <edfr...@comcast.net> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dbhg...@comcast.net
> To: Edward Frank
> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 5:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Jennifer Dudley Tree
> Ed, Jenny,
> Attached is a photo of Jenny's Doug fir. It is the only 140-foot fir that I measured in the Piedra River drainage. It is a very healthy tree that should continue its upward growth. Its girth is 8.1 feet. It is a very healthy tree growing in a protected spot. Forest Service official Laura Stransky is in the photo for perspective. The Doug fir is mixed in with Colorado blue spruce up to about 130 feet. The upper Piedra River is known for its stands of blue spruce, but large ponderosas grow in the area along with Doug fir. The other image looks down river from a spot near Jenny's fir.
> Bob
> DownPiedraRiver.jpg
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> Jenny'sDougFir.jpg
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