Arrrrggggg! Perhaps you are not familiar with the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina - the Tulip Tree - Liriodendron Tulipifera. In Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, where the greatest stands remain, many attain diameters of 3 or 4 feet and heights up to 150 feet. There are records of tulip trees that were 200 feet tall and more than 12 feet in diameter but, except possibly in the Great Smoky Mountains, no such giants exist today. ;-) Terry Farrell > Hi Paul, > It's another tragic story. The American Chestnut used to be plentiful, and > the biggest tree (up to 100') in the Eastern hardwood forests. Around 1900, > a fungus that came in on imported nursery stock started killing them off, > and by about 1940, most that were left were small blighted trees not > suitable for lumber harvest. The Chestnut blight was what finally prompted > quarantine regulations on plant imports. > > Ron N
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