Larger DBHs yes, but younger. Oldest there was 1841 (the tuliptree there are even younger). I think Wells Woods will be a bit older but the ones at Tribbett's had much smaller rings. Only difference morphologically that I could see is a higher crown... much higher lower branches.

Sounds good, yeah that’s totally experience! Good luck with the application.

I’ll be sure to send that along. I know of some areas with old tuliptrees in N GA that I’d like to visit at some point. Will let you know when that materializes.

Yesterday was at wells woods nature preserve. They are like 7mi apart. Silo really similar between two site but Tribbett had older trees.

Yep! We found even older tamaracks as well! I still think Ellen is working them up. They are in TN working on a PhD and that is like part of that!

Soil is a white clay. It’s strange! Tribbetts Woods Nature preserve in SE IN.

Well I don’t know if it’s 300 yet, just a rough ring count and the rings are hard to see. But confident they are over 250. Beech were certainly hollow. But if we avoid the big ones and focus on the smaller (70cm dbh) ones that are sinuous, they were solid and older. Sweetgum were solid (80-90cm dbh)

The look of the male turtle is priceless