I spotted this awesome tree on my way to the Deming Log Show this past Sunday. Stopped on the way home, as the light waned, took photos and measured it. 23.5 feet circumference, about 80 feet tall, and 120 feet crown spread!
We certainly do have some magnificent spreading deciduous shade trees in the PNW, but not on the scale of most of the rest of the US of EH. I've seen a couple other trees with crown spreads of over 100 feet,but none this impressive. And a silver maple to boot, typically poorly structured, and wind or snow damaged, and/or malpruned. This one has had some leaders removed, and one recently broke. It appears healthy and sound, but surely could shed a lateral. The only way to alleviate that risk, that I can see, would be to install steel ground braces. The owner said that the area where it forks has a spot large enough to set up camp in!
We certainly do have some magnificent spreading deciduous shade trees in the PNW, but not on the scale of most of the rest of the US of EH. I've seen a couple other trees with crown spreads of over 100 feet,but none this impressive. And a silver maple to boot, typically poorly structured, and wind or snow damaged, and/or malpruned. This one has had some leaders removed, and one recently broke. It appears healthy and sound, but surely could shed a lateral. The only way to alleviate that risk, that I can see, would be to install steel ground braces. The owner said that the area where it forks has a spot large enough to set up camp in!
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