Oldest Taxodium disticum in Four Holes Swamp, which happens to be the oldest documented tree in South Carolina. Pictured above is Erin Reno, education steward at Four Holes Swamp, and the 2007 Forest Ecology Class of Eastern Kentucky University. (photo ©2007 Neil Pederson) |
Lurking just behind the boardwalk seats is another 1000+ year old Taxodium disticum in Four Holes Swamp. (photo ©2007 Neil Pederson) |
An incredible collection of this species has been made by Dr. Dave Stahle and the Tree-Ring Lab at the University of Arkansas. Please check out their web page from which this data is drawn, here. Many, many thanks to Dr. Stahle et al. for making their data available. |
Species | Age |
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ID | Location | Collector(s), Dater(s), Reference(s) |
1000+ years | |||||
Taxodium distichum | 1622 | XD | BWR 83-92 | Bladen Co., NC | U. of Ark TRL; Stahle, Cleaveland, Hehr 1988 |
Taxodium distichum | 1267 | XD | FHS 93-91 | Four Holes Swamp, SC | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 1078 | XD | BLK 95-52 | Black River, SC | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 1035 | XD | BWR 83-96 | Blackwater River, VA | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 1000 | XD | PAS 83-184 | Pascagoula River, MS | U. of Ark TRL |
500-999 years | |||||
Taxodium distichum | 962 | XD | BIG 83-155 | Big Cypress State Park, LA | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 920 | XD | EBE 83-90 | Ebenezer Creek, GA | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 900 | XD | LAS 83-94 | Lassiter Swamp, NC | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 853 | XD | DEV 83-153 | Bayou DeView, AR | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 814 | XD | NOT 83-95 | Nottaway River, VA | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 740 | XD | PTB 95-54 | Peachtree Bottoms, TX | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 726 | XD | MAY 83-171 | Mayberry Slough, AR | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 714 | XD | OCM 83-87 | Ocmulgee River, GA | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 703 | XD | CHK 83-158 | Choctawhatchee River, FL | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 624 | XD | ALL 83-80 | Allred Lake, MO | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 620 | XD | MOR 83-154 | Moro Bayou, AR | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 618 | XD | BSW 81-763 | Black Swamp, AR | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 534 | XD | EPL 81-764 | Egypt, AR | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 529 | XD | MOO 83-192 | Moody Tract, GA | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 519 | XD | CHE 83-81 | Cache River, IL | U. of Ark TRL |
<500 years | |||||
Taxodium distichum | 474 | XD | PER 83-82 | Pearl River, MS | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 456 | XD | BME 81-762 | Bayou Meto, AR | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 454 | XD | MAU 83-151 | Little Maumelle River, AR | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 454 | XD | GUT 95-51 | Devil's Gut, NC | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 421 | XD | SFS 83-169 | St. Francis Sunklands, AR | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 373 | XD | DRA 83-98 | Dragon Run, VA | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 323 | XD | CHI 83-97 | Chickahominy River, VA | U. of Ark TRL |
Taxodium distichum | 314 | XD | REE 83-162 | Reelfoot Lake, TN | U. of Ark TRL |
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