McNutts Island Yellow Birch, Shelburne, NS
N 43° 39.208 W 065° 18.068
20T E 314436 N 4835958
A 1500+ year old Yellow Birch tree on McNutts Island, Shelburne, NS, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMEY4V
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/21/2012
Views: 6
Though not terribly high, the ancient tree is 17.5 feet in diameter and is over 1500 years old. The top of the main trunk is gone, likly due to wind. There is a new crown of silvery growth. The bark is no longer a warm silvery gray on the rope-like trunk, yet it supports various lichen and mosses, giving the impression of a patchwork quilt. There are about 30 of these primal trees on McNutt's Island
Genus/Species: Yellow Birch
Height: 71
Girth: 8
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 1500
Walk time: 30
Historical significance: Not listed
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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