08-07-2015, 12:54 AM
[quote]Originally posted by TomK
Jim,
"I read that some ohias can reach roughly 50 inches in circumference at the trunk (that would be about 16 inches in diameter), but if an ohia tree really did have a 3-foot diameter, how high would it be?
Not sure if there's answer to that, but is there a general relationship between trunk size and tree height? If there is, does it depend on the species?"
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Up near volcano in the Pu'u Makaala forest reserve 4000 ft elevation there are old old growth Ohia's that are many hundreds of years old and some are larger than 3 feet in diameter. They do not keep growing taller, maybe 60' max height, just wider.
Also I woke up around 1AM and the SO2 smell was very strong. The http://hiso2index.info/ website showed green for Mtn. View and Hilo but that often is the case when my nose and blue tinged air says otherwise. Live in OCLA.
Jim,
"I read that some ohias can reach roughly 50 inches in circumference at the trunk (that would be about 16 inches in diameter), but if an ohia tree really did have a 3-foot diameter, how high would it be?
Not sure if there's answer to that, but is there a general relationship between trunk size and tree height? If there is, does it depend on the species?"
Reply to quote:
Up near volcano in the Pu'u Makaala forest reserve 4000 ft elevation there are old old growth Ohia's that are many hundreds of years old and some are larger than 3 feet in diameter. They do not keep growing taller, maybe 60' max height, just wider.
Also I woke up around 1AM and the SO2 smell was very strong. The http://hiso2index.info/ website showed green for Mtn. View and Hilo but that often is the case when my nose and blue tinged air says otherwise. Live in OCLA.