ghostsofevolution | 19b Florida Torreya to Brevard NC: 2016 Report (pt 2 of 2) @ghostsofevolution | Uploaded June 2016 | Updated October 2024, 6 minutes ago.
Last half of video report of Buford Pruitt showing his young Torreya taxifolia trees near Brevard NC. Topics listed below:
00:15 Buford Pruitt describes context and orientation of Torreya plantings
01:03 Tree #10 closeup and measurements
02:00 Tree #11 (struggling) speculation on ground was logging road
03:51 Similarity of barren ground here to barren patch at Waynesville site
04:06 Interlude: video of lush green understory at Waynesville site 2 days later
04:50 Buford's torreyas: discussion continues of why understory is barren
05:11 Tree #12 (struggling) is still on old road, in shadiest spot of all plantings
06:37 "What's wrong with the forest here?"
07:55 History of site: clearcut 80 to 90 years ago; acidic soils
08:45 Connie contrasts with lush Waynesville site and shows video of it
09:25 Connie videoblog insert: possibly livestock overgrazing after clearcut
11:01 Tree #13 very robust, by driveway overflow gully
13:16 List of 2010, 2011, 2012 seeds and germination success
13:57 Tree #13 has tallest apex growth of all plants (3 inches thus far)
14:14 Tree #13 has biggest basal sprout of all specimens
14:53 Identifying trees nearby Tree #13 (Lirio + Maple very near)
17:07 Tree #14 - discuss how long the leaves and branches can live
20:06 Tree #15 - first of 3 torreyas near septic drainage field
21:42 Identify nearby trees by Trees #15, 16, 17
22:37 Tree #15 closeup and measurements
24:35 Tree #16 - spring growth is either apex upward or new whorl laterals
27:44 Discovery of first magnolia on Buford's property, wild seeded
28:51 Tree #17 - no dead or dropped branches on any of his torreys
31:11 Summary of all trees; importance of sunlight
31:56 Buford reflects on his maternal family history in this region
32:53 Buford describes an ideal experiment — with 10,000 Torreya seeds
See an annotated list of all videos by Torreya Guardians at:
torreyaguardians.org/video.html
Part 1 of the Brevard video report is at:
youtu.be/hQg262N99rA
Last half of video report of Buford Pruitt showing his young Torreya taxifolia trees near Brevard NC. Topics listed below:
00:15 Buford Pruitt describes context and orientation of Torreya plantings
01:03 Tree #10 closeup and measurements
02:00 Tree #11 (struggling) speculation on ground was logging road
03:51 Similarity of barren ground here to barren patch at Waynesville site
04:06 Interlude: video of lush green understory at Waynesville site 2 days later
04:50 Buford's torreyas: discussion continues of why understory is barren
05:11 Tree #12 (struggling) is still on old road, in shadiest spot of all plantings
06:37 "What's wrong with the forest here?"
07:55 History of site: clearcut 80 to 90 years ago; acidic soils
08:45 Connie contrasts with lush Waynesville site and shows video of it
09:25 Connie videoblog insert: possibly livestock overgrazing after clearcut
11:01 Tree #13 very robust, by driveway overflow gully
13:16 List of 2010, 2011, 2012 seeds and germination success
13:57 Tree #13 has tallest apex growth of all plants (3 inches thus far)
14:14 Tree #13 has biggest basal sprout of all specimens
14:53 Identifying trees nearby Tree #13 (Lirio + Maple very near)
17:07 Tree #14 - discuss how long the leaves and branches can live
20:06 Tree #15 - first of 3 torreyas near septic drainage field
21:42 Identify nearby trees by Trees #15, 16, 17
22:37 Tree #15 closeup and measurements
24:35 Tree #16 - spring growth is either apex upward or new whorl laterals
27:44 Discovery of first magnolia on Buford's property, wild seeded
28:51 Tree #17 - no dead or dropped branches on any of his torreys
31:11 Summary of all trees; importance of sunlight
31:56 Buford reflects on his maternal family history in this region
32:53 Buford describes an ideal experiment — with 10,000 Torreya seeds
See an annotated list of all videos by Torreya Guardians at:
torreyaguardians.org/video.html
Part 1 of the Brevard video report is at:
youtu.be/hQg262N99rA
