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John Muir Tree
Evans Property, Waynesville, North Carolina, July 2008

"John Muir" (#11), with Michael Dowd 7/31/08
on steep, south-facing slope.

2008


Nov 08: Top of seedling highly stressed. See sockets
where 2 branches in the top-most whorl fell off post-planting.


Nov 08: One of the dead branches is held near socket.

   LEFT: November 2008. Lee Barnes is directly behind "John Muir".
This south-facing slope is the hottest, driest part of the property.
Canopy here is entirely oak and hickory — whereas trees from
Loren Eiseley #23 to Celia Hunter #31 are near ravines and
seepages, and the canopy there is oak, maple, tuliptree,
and beech.
John Muir was by far the most stressed tree in November.
Lee recalls that, when planted, it was "the runt of the litter."



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"John Muir" (#11), with Michael Dowd 7/31/08 on steep, south-facing slope.		2008

Nov 08: Top of seedling highly stressed. See sockets where 2 branches in the top-most whorl fell off post-planting.		Nov 08: One of the dead branches is held near socket.
		LEFT: November 2008. Lee Barnes is directly behind "John Muir". This south-facing slope is the hottest, driest part of the property. Canopy here is entirely oak and hickory — whereas trees from Loren Eiseley #23 to Celia Hunter #31 are near ravines and seepages, and the canopy there is oak, maple, tuliptree, and beech. John Muir was by far the most stressed tree in November. Lee recalls that, when planted, it was "the runt of the litter."