Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Old Trees, 1 by plymouthgarden

plymouthgarden wrote:
dovey - what a remarkable tree! nothin' like that in these new england woods! that just reminded me of a stand of white pine that we visited in maine this april. it's been noted that it is the oldest stand of white pine in the state, if not in new england. it's been protected, and there is a 1hr walk thru the grove of immense white pines (100' tall trees) - all the other old trees that size in the state have been cut down by the timber industry. here's a couple of photos from it. i think it's in Norway, Maine and is called the Ordway Grove (i think that's the name). what an amazing place that is. it's slowly reverting to a hardwood forest as the old pines fall, the younger beeches will take over....i guess that is part of the nature of the forest and the life cycle of a forest.