Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Deciduous conifer with soft, short needles that turn bright yellow in the fall.
Occurrence
3 larger trees were planted in 1993, others planted in 2008 and in 2016
Private Arboretum and Natural History Collection
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Deciduous conifer with soft, short needles that turn bright yellow in the fall.
Occurrence
3 larger trees were planted in 1993, others planted in 2008 and in 2016
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Bowl-shaped short shrub with stickery pointed scaly needles. Produces blue berries.
Occurrence
Widespread throughout the property
Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Common introduced pine which matures into sparsely branched trees with reddish scaly bark.
Occurrence
Multiple planted in former field area in 2016.
Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Long Needled “Yellow” pine
Occurrence
Multiple planted in former field area in 2016.
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: YES
Description
Scrubby looking smaller evergreen tree with shaggy bark and pointed scale-like needles. Produces small blue berries eaten by birds.
Occurrence
Widespread in all areas of the property and in all stages of maturity.
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Height 80′ to 100′; up to 42″ in diameter; straight trunk and regular pyramidal shape with soft gray-green foliage; clear of branches for many feet when growing in the forest; on young trees, branches extend horizontally in whorls (circle arrangements), marking successive years of upward growth.
Occurrence
Many planted in a 3 acre area in 1987 and 1988, but none survived. Some large specimens did survive in the farm yard. One planted in the north west corner is now a large tree. Several trees in have been planted around the property in the past decade and are still small and susceptible to deer predation.
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Height 60′ to 80′, sometimes 100′, diameter 30″ to 40″; straight trunk; branches on mature trees form an open, rounded, picturesque head.
Occurrence
Many planted in a 3 acre area in 1987 and 1988. Trees at that time were also planted in the north west corner of the property and in the yard and in some places in the former pasture.
Native To State: NO
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Similar to the native white spruce, but with larger cones and a more overall blueish appearance.
Occurrence
Some trees in yard and pasture planted in the 1980’s and 1990’s.
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Small tree; straight trunk up to 12″ in diameter with somewhat drooping branches; mature tree usually reaches a height of 20′ to 30′, although under favorable conditions, it can attain a height of 70′ to 80′; often associated with tamarack, balsam fir, and white cedar. In cold swamps the growth is practically stagnant and trees 2″ in diameter have been found to be 127 years old.
Occurrence
Several specimens planted around the main marsh in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Native To State: YES
Naturally Occurring: NO
Description
Height usually 40′ to 60′, occasionally 100′, with a diameter of 24″; straight trunk; long, stout branches form broad conical head.
Occurrence
The oldest and largest tree died in 2015. Many others planted in 1987/1988 are good sized trees today – primarily found around the main pine grove.