Prexy's Ridge

on the UMass Amherst campus

updated January 2009

autumn several years ago

a White Oak - 284 years old

the large Black Birch near the Observatory
measured January 1, 2009:
girth = 8.8 feet (8' 9.6")
height = 82.7 feet.
According to Bob Leverett: "It is definitely worth tracking this tree as one of the big ones in Massachusetts."

September 2008
some old trees in June 2005
January 2005 pictures
exploration in 2005 due to signs of construction planning
the edge of the parking lot site in the Orchard

a White Oak - 284 years old
the large Black Birch near the Observatory measured January 1, 2009: girth = 8.8 feet (8' 9.6") height = 82.7 feet. According to Bob Leverett: "It is definitely worth tracking this tree as one of the big ones in Massachusetts."