Eucs were tallest trees in the world, big wood Aussie logging, world's tallest trees

Ekka · 8th April 2007, 04:13 AM

And they may be again.

Here's a link to an excellent site on the monsters down Victoria/Tasmania ... pity the largest were felled, easily the world record holders.

http://www.tcha.org.au/tallesttrees.htm

http://members.optusnet.com.au/mruhs...PDALETREE.html

Sean Freeman · 8th April 2007, 04:23 AM

That's a great site Ekka, I love those B&W photos BTW the high climber topping out dead ashes was Charlie Wall http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/virtualexh...trees/low3.htm Absolutely blows me away spike up there only a lanyard then axe yes AXE off the top 30/40m!!! Imagine getting on the wrong side of guys like Charlie on a Friday night @#$%!!

Nothing but respect for the strength some of those older tree men had (if a little troubled by the impact they had over the years on the forests)

Ekka · 8th April 2007, 04:38 AM

See, we hear of Beranek, Art Martin and all these Amercian loggers but the ole Aussies have been cutting big timber and getting little recognition. Heavy hardwood that slabs up too!

See if we can dig up our own legends of the big wood ... who else do we know?

a_lopa · 8th April 2007, 05:41 AM

This ones WAS close by....The Thorpdale tree in South Gippsland. This was measured twice by a surveyor, once when it was standing by a theodolite (a surveying instrument) and again when it was cut down - in 1880. Its cut down height was 114m (374 feet). This tree was actually listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest tree in the world as there was actual documents available to verify this. Today a plaque denotes it resting place and the site can still be visited - although with nothing present there isn't much point except to remember man's folly.

East gippsland fallers have a real good reputation generally down here IMO.

Ekka · 8th April 2007, 01:36 PM

Here's the latest on the USA Redwoods.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...NGQRL0TDV1.DTL

378.1' but from this link http://www.tcha.org.au/tallesttrees.htm

Quote:

The best known and most famous example is the "Ferguson Tree" which was actually a fallen Mountain Ash downed by a recent bush fire. This was measured by a government surveyor, William Ferguson by tape measure on the 21st February 1872. The length was a staggering 133 metres (436 feet) with its crown (the tree's top) broken off!! The stump's diameter five feet off the ground was 5.5m (18 feet) and at its broken top its diameter was still 1 metre.

Lots of information on this excellent site for USA trees too, also goes right into detail on how to measure them.

http://www.nativetreesociety.org/

If you look around the site you'll find comparisons between laser clinometer and tape drops ... pretty close, but there's also a page on the big misses in that measuring department using older technology.

http://www.nativetreesociety.org/mea...ured_trees.htm

http://www.nativetreesociety.org/mea...ured_trees.htm

TrevMcRev · 9th April 2007, 02:19 AM

More info here to:

http://www.isaac.org.au/info/bigtrees.htm

Trev

JayD · 10th April 2007, 10:05 PM

Hi All,
Me and the Missus checked out the tallest tree in NSW the other day,It's huge,and it's called The Grandis,when I get back home I will post some pictures for you all to see.and it is 400 years old

still big, majestic and healthy.E.spp. flooded gum..in the MyallLakes National Pk, post ya's later.
JayD

JayD · 13th April 2007, 11:28 PM

Hi All,
These are the pictures I took of our largest tree in NSW, Enjoy

Fresh from my eyes to the camera to you guy's

All The Best
Jayd

Sean Freeman · 14th April 2007, 02:37 AM

Beautiful tree, great pics

Ekka · 14th April 2007, 04:44 AM

Big flooded gum, awesome. We got some big ones in Lamington National Park but be truthful I dont know what Queensland's tallest tree is?

Sean Freeman · 1st May 2007, 08:07 PM

Not sure if this is the right spot for this but check out the vid, esp the awesome view at 3.10min in how small do those other redwoods look!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoZ0J7x1Cg

I want that guy's job even for just one month....also would you let someone else set your line for the ascent??? NFW!!

a_lopa · 1st May 2007, 08:42 PM

Interesting to see what is Qlds tallest...

TrevMcRev · 2nd May 2007, 02:06 AM

Yeah good clip boa, have seen it before

Dont know how i'd feel going quite so high in something that tall. That was a pretty small diameter decayed stem he was on up the top! At least it wasnt windy.

Ekka · 2nd May 2007, 04:09 AM

Plenty of branches and time to catch one if ya did fall or breakout.

I'd say, and be guessing.

I'd use dynamic rope and a series of anchors on the trunk section similar to rock climbing for the last 30' say.

As you go up whack another girth hitched tape in with a biner and clip in the dynamic lifeline which is being belayed by the other bloke further down, was 2 of them.

If something busted and you fell you'd get knocked up but live! Still have 2 lanyard, you could see the branches close enough to walk it, no air humping.

I asked Tom Greenwood how thin and what it was like when he measured that Tassie regnans. He said you have to get right up there on that skinny stuff and physically put the tape measure to the tip ... eeeeerrrrriiiiieeee maaaan.

8th April 2007, 04:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	Eucs were tallest trees in the world, big wood Aussie logging, world's tallest trees And they may be again. Here's a link to an excellent site on the monsters down Victoria/Tasmania ... pity the largest were felled, easily the world record holders. http://www.tcha.org.au/tallesttrees.htm http://members.optusnet.com.au/mruhs...PDALETREE.html __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

8th April 2007, 04:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,671	That's a great site Ekka, I love those B&W photos BTW the high climber topping out dead ashes was Charlie Wall http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/virtualexh...trees/low3.htm Absolutely blows me away spike up there only a lanyard then axe yes AXE off the top 30/40m!!! Imagine getting on the wrong side of guys like Charlie on a Friday night @#$%!! Nothing but respect for the strength some of those older tree men had (if a little troubled by the impact they had over the years on the forests) __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

8th April 2007, 04:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	See, we hear of Beranek, Art Martin and all these Amercian loggers but the ole Aussies have been cutting big timber and getting little recognition. Heavy hardwood that slabs up too! See if we can dig up our own legends of the big wood ... who else do we know? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

9th April 2007, 02:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
TrevMcRev Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 734	More info here to: http://www.isaac.org.au/info/bigtrees.htm Trev __________________ Melbourne Arborist, Total Tree Care, Pruning, Tree and Stump Removal

10th April 2007, 10:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
JayD Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 941	NSW Tallest Tree Hi All, Me and the Missus checked out the tallest tree in NSW the other day,It's huge,and it's called The Grandis,when I get back home I will post some pictures for you all to see.and it is 400 years old still big, majestic and healthy.E.spp. flooded gum..in the MyallLakes National Pk, post ya's later. JayD

14th April 2007, 02:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,671	Beautiful tree, great pics __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

14th April 2007, 04:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	Big flooded gum, awesome. We got some big ones in Lamington National Park but be truthful I dont know what Queensland's tallest tree is? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

1st May 2007, 08:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,671	Not sure if this is the right spot for this but check out the vid, esp the awesome view at 3.10min in how small do those other redwoods look!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIoZ0J7x1Cg I want that guy's job even for just one month....also would you let someone else set your line for the ascent??? NFW!! __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

1st May 2007, 08:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
a_lopa Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drouin Posts: 877	Interesting to see what is Qlds tallest... __________________ Free Tree Industry Link Directory Drouin tree lopping, land clearing and stump removals

2nd May 2007, 02:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
TrevMcRev Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 734	Yeah good clip boa, have seen it before Dont know how i'd feel going quite so high in something that tall. That was a pretty small diameter decayed stem he was on up the top! At least it wasnt windy. __________________ Melbourne Arborist, Total Tree Care, Pruning, Tree and Stump Removal

2nd May 2007, 04:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	Plenty of branches and time to catch one if ya did fall or breakout. I'd say, and be guessing. I'd use dynamic rope and a series of anchors on the trunk section similar to rock climbing for the last 30' say. As you go up whack another girth hitched tape in with a biner and clip in the dynamic lifeline which is being belayed by the other bloke further down, was 2 of them. If something busted and you fell you'd get knocked up but live! Still have 2 lanyard, you could see the branches close enough to walk it, no air humping. I asked Tom Greenwood how thin and what it was like when he measured that Tassie regnans. He said you have to get right up there on that skinny stuff and physically put the tape measure to the tip ... eeeeerrrrriiiiieeee maaaan. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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