Category: Coniferous

Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus

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.

Red Pine – Pinus resinosa

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.

Black Spruce – Picea mariana

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.