Students in Olson's dendrology class measured the native tree, which boasts a circumference of 135 inches, a diameter of 43 inches, a height of 64 feet, and a crown average of 80 feet. The state Department of Environmental Protection confirmed it as the largest post oak in NJ.
Matt Olson, a Stockton University associate professor shown here, stumbled across this giant while searching for maple trees that potentially could be tapped for Stockton's maple syrup project in the fall of 2021.
ONE BIG TREE: The largest post #oak (Quercus stellata) ever found in #NewJersey, a behemoth with a circumference of over 11 feet, stretches its burly limbs skyward at historic Batsto Village in the #nj Pinelands. 🌳 🌎
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#trees #forests #nature
Happy Nature Photography Day in the New Jersey Pinelands! Here's a gallery of #nature scenes captured in the 1.1-million-acre region this spring. We hope our photography helps to raise awareness and appreciation of this special part of our #NJ.
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#wildlife #birds #conservation
Happy National Dragonfly Day in the New Jersey Pinelands! Here’s a gallery of dragonflies that were photographed by Pinelands Commission staff in the Pinelands National Reserve. 🐉
#dragonflies #insects #wildlife
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
The ancestors of modern dragonflies buzzed about the planet 300 million years ago, according to the National Park Service.
Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed, and over 450 insect species feed on some portion of the plant, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
ALL ABOARD: New Jersey Native common milkweed is blooming in the Pinelands, much to the delight of pollinators 🐝 ...
📷: Paul Leakan, NJPC
#milkweed #plants #flowers
