Dr. David Orwig next to the oldest known living Quercus rubra (326 yrs) on Wachusett Mtn. just outside of Boston, MA

(photo ©2006 David Orwig)

Species Age
Type
ID Location Collector(s), Dater(s), Reference(s)
Quercus rubra 326 XD RO25 Wachusett Mtn., MA D. Orwig, C. Cogbill; Orwig et al., 2001
Quercus rubra 317 XD RO25 Wachusett Mtn., MA D. Orwig, C. Cogbill; Orwig et al., 2001
Quercus rubra 307 XD RO52 Wachusett Mtn., MA D. Orwig, C. Cogbill; Orwig et al., 2001
Quercus rubra 304 XD RO52 Wachusett Mtn., MA D. Orwig, C. Cogbill; Orwig et al., 2001; and many more between 280 & 300
Quercus rubra 268 XD -- Coweeta Hyrdologic Laboratory, NC S. Butler 2006
Quercus rubra 219 XD SRQ18a Rooster Hill, Adirondack St. Park, NY N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005; 1 other in the stand @ 219 yrs, 1 other @ 217
Quercus rubra 217 XD CDO11B Coddington Lake Recollection, MN L. Graumlich; ITRDB
Quercus rubra 217 XD ETR01b Uttertown, NJ N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005
Quercus rubra 215 XD -- Coddington Lake Recollection, MN L. Graumlich; ITRDB; *three trees in total at this age at this location*
Quercus rubra 216 XD RLL16a Montgomery Place, NY N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005
Quercus rubra 206 XD ETR01b Uttertown, NJ N. Pederson; Pederson, 2005
Quercus rubra 166 XD GL21 Pisgah Nat'l Forest, North Carolina, USA Speer 2001
Quercus rubra 134 XD NNL39 Montpelier Station, VA Druckenbrod and Shugart 2004
           
 

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