re: Measuring trees for Louisiana/National big tree registry

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I have measured many Cottonwoods bigger than the record of 61.75" dbh. None of those women like the ones in the Live Oak society would ever be able to see them though. Too hard getting there. There are a lot of cypress trees in this state that haven't ever been recorded. By a lot, I mean I have seen probably 100 that I would call real big. Nobody would want to get to them though

On another note, foresters would measure that tree 3.5ft up from where it is a solid trunk, so yeah, you gots 4 trees.

Just think, if you were to measure every tree at the base, trees with butt swell(cypress, ash, tupelo) would be at the tops of the list. Some at the base can have a 60" butt diameter with a 12-16" dbh