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The Eastern White Pine has the distinction of being the tallest [[tree]] in eastern North America. White pine forests originally covered much of northeastern North America, though only one percent of the original trees remain untouched by extensive logging operations in the 1700s and 1800s. In natural pre-colonial stands it is reported to have grown to as tall as 70 meters (230 ft) tall, at least on rare occasions. Even greater heights have been attributed to the species referenced in popular accounts such as Robert Pike's "Tall Trees, Tough Men", but the accounts are unverifiable. The current tallest pines as measured by the Eastern Native Tree Society (ENTS) reach to between 50 and 57.54 meters (160-188.8 ft). | The Eastern White Pine has the distinction of being the tallest [[tree]] in eastern North America. White pine forests originally covered much of northeastern North America, though only one percent of the original trees remain untouched by extensive logging operations in the 1700s and 1800s. In natural pre-colonial stands it is reported to have grown to as tall as 70 meters (230 ft) tall, at least on rare occasions. Even greater heights have been attributed to the species referenced in popular accounts such as Robert Pike's "Tall Trees, Tough Men", but the accounts are unverifiable. The current tallest pines as measured by the Eastern Native Tree Society (ENTS) reach to between 50 and 57.54 meters (160-188.8 ft). | ||
| − | Diameters of the larger pines range from 1.0-1.6 m (3-5 ft). However, singled-trunk white pines in both the Northeast and Southeast with diameters over 1.45 m (4.75 ft) are exceedingly rare. Undocumented reports from colonial America reported diameters of virgin white pines of up to 8 feet in diameter (Ling, 2003). | + | Diameters of the larger pines range from 1.0-1.6 m (3-5 ft). However, singled-trunk white pines in both the Northeast and Southeast with diameters over 1.45 m (4.75 ft) are exceedingly rare. Undocumented reports from colonial America reported diameters of virgin white pines of up to 8 feet in diameter (Ling, 2003). |
| − | + | The Hartford Lone Pine is currently (2012) the largest pine, and the largest tree, in the town of Hartford, Cumberland county, Vermont. | |
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==Demarkation by Unusual Deed== | ==Demarkation by Unusual Deed== | ||
| − | The deed for the land under Hartford's Lone Pine is a circular plot, 100 feet in diameter, the center being the Lone Pine. This deed was (before ca. 2010) held by Nat Perry, longtime Hartford native. His parents owned the tree, but wished to preserve it for future generations through the deed to their son. | + | The deed for the land under Hartford's Lone Pine is a circular plot, 100 feet in diameter, the center being the Lone Pine. This deed was (before ca. 2010) held by Nat Perry, longtime Hartford native. His parents owned the tree, but wished to preserve it for future generations through the deed to their son. In 2012, the Hartford Historical Society was given ownership of the pine and its circular plot of land. The Museum visited the pine in the Fall of this year and retrieved from the forrest floor a section of one of its larger limbs which had died many years previously and had fallen to the ground. A section of very loose bark from the large plates of the tree was also taken for the Museum Flora collections. |
==A Courting Tree== | ==A Courting Tree== | ||
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| + | [[image:Hartfordlonepinecircle08.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Tree Huggers?''' At a Museum field trip, members of the Museum and guests circle hands, folllowing tradition of generations of Hartford's school children.]] | ||
Nat Perry tells us that the tree is a "courting tree." His mother and father, and his uncle and aunt, all visited the tree as a public way to signify the serious nature of their romance. | Nat Perry tells us that the tree is a "courting tree." His mother and father, and his uncle and aunt, all visited the tree as a public way to signify the serious nature of their romance. | ||
==Haiku== | ==Haiku== | ||
| + | [[image:Hartfordlonepinepostcard.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
The Main Street Museum visited the tree in the fall of 2008 for a fieldtrip. The following haiku was composed. | The Main Street Museum visited the tree in the fall of 2008 for a fieldtrip. The following haiku was composed. | ||
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<br>Time to see Old Pine. —D.S.H.</blockquote> | <br>Time to see Old Pine. —D.S.H.</blockquote> | ||
| − | ==Selections from the Museum's Flora, or Arboreal, Collections== | + | ==Selections of the tree from the Museum's Flora, or Arboreal, Collections== |
| + | Trees; An Animistic Perspective. | ||
*[[Piece of Hartford's Lone Pine]] | *[[Piece of Hartford's Lone Pine]] | ||
*[[Sections of Bark from Hartford's Lone Pine]] | *[[Sections of Bark from Hartford's Lone Pine]] | ||
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| + | [[category:Pieces of Wood]] | ||
| + | [[category:Objects with Poems or Songs Written About Them]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:08, 22 October 2012
Contents
Overview
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) is a large pine native to eastern North America, occurring from Newfoundland west to Minnesota and southeastern Manitoba, and south along the Appalachian Mountains to the extreme south of Georgia.
The Eastern White Pine has the distinction of being the tallest tree in eastern North America. White pine forests originally covered much of northeastern North America, though only one percent of the original trees remain untouched by extensive logging operations in the 1700s and 1800s. In natural pre-colonial stands it is reported to have grown to as tall as 70 meters (230 ft) tall, at least on rare occasions. Even greater heights have been attributed to the species referenced in popular accounts such as Robert Pike's "Tall Trees, Tough Men", but the accounts are unverifiable. The current tallest pines as measured by the Eastern Native Tree Society (ENTS) reach to between 50 and 57.54 meters (160-188.8 ft).
Diameters of the larger pines range from 1.0-1.6 m (3-5 ft). However, singled-trunk white pines in both the Northeast and Southeast with diameters over 1.45 m (4.75 ft) are exceedingly rare. Undocumented reports from colonial America reported diameters of virgin white pines of up to 8 feet in diameter (Ling, 2003).
The Hartford Lone Pine is currently (2012) the largest pine, and the largest tree, in the town of Hartford, Cumberland county, Vermont.
Demarkation by Unusual Deed
The deed for the land under Hartford's Lone Pine is a circular plot, 100 feet in diameter, the center being the Lone Pine. This deed was (before ca. 2010) held by Nat Perry, longtime Hartford native. His parents owned the tree, but wished to preserve it for future generations through the deed to their son. In 2012, the Hartford Historical Society was given ownership of the pine and its circular plot of land. The Museum visited the pine in the Fall of this year and retrieved from the forrest floor a section of one of its larger limbs which had died many years previously and had fallen to the ground. A section of very loose bark from the large plates of the tree was also taken for the Museum Flora collections.
A Courting Tree
Nat Perry tells us that the tree is a "courting tree." His mother and father, and his uncle and aunt, all visited the tree as a public way to signify the serious nature of their romance.
Haiku
The Main Street Museum visited the tree in the fall of 2008 for a fieldtrip. The following haiku was composed.
All fall—leaves, rain, all.
The sun sinks, the year declines.
Time to see Old Pine. —D.S.H.
Selections of the tree from the Museum's Flora, or Arboreal, Collections
Trees; An Animistic Perspective.
