Ray: AND the USFS map shows the distribution of the red pine as including the northern HALF of the state so clearly there are pockets of native red pine in MA.
Gary Prof. Gary A. Beluzo Systems Ecologist Holyoke Comm College 303 Homestead Ave Holyoke, MA. 01040 On Aug 28, 2009, at 9:39 AM, Ray Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob, thanks MUCH for the pictures. For those of you that arent on > the ENTS list, these are > NATIVE red pines, which are found in small numbers scattered around > western MA. The point is, > to call them "exotic non native" is totally incorrect. I've seen a > few scattered around Otis etc., > almost always on SW facing slopes. > > Ray > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Cc: "Belchetz-Swenson, Sarah" <[email protected]>, > "Blaich, Tanya" <[email protected]>, "CAMPANILE, ROBERT" > <[email protected] > >, "Carr, Robert" <[email protected]>, "Davis, John" > ><[email protected] > >, "Dittmer, Paul" <[email protected]>, "Duke, Carol" > ><[email protected] > >, "Gilmour, Carol" <[email protected]>, "Heller, Sharl" > ><[email protected] > >, "Hurley, Claudia" <[email protected]>, "Kaiser, Amy" > ><[email protected] > >, "Loomis, Rob " <[email protected]>, "Matteson, Mollie" > ><[email protected] > >, "Ricci, Heidi" <[email protected]>, "Ryan, Mike" > ><[email protected] > >, "Seale, Doug" <[email protected]>, "Stahle, David" > ><[email protected] > >, "Weiss, Nancy" <[email protected]>, "Weil, Phoebe" > ><[email protected] > >, "Zelazo, Timothy" <[email protected]>, "Neil, Rick" > ><[email protected] > > > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:04:16 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: [ENTS] Mt Tom and red pines > > ENTS, > > Yesterday, Monica and I took a friend for a walk on the Metacomet- > Monadnock Trail along the basalt cliffs of Mount Tom in the > Connecticut River Valley. Mount Tom is volcanic and is known for its > diversity. I will forego the usual deluge of statistics and go right > to the hike. The climb up onto the ledges is fairly steep, but worth > every ounce of sweat. The great majority of hikers go to the cliff > region of Mount Tom for the views. So do I, but also for the > vegetation and one species in particular, red pine. > > Image#1-RdPinesLineUp.jpg: This image shows red pines along the > Metacomet-Monadnock Trail. These are the first pines you see when > intercepting the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail from the Quarry Trail, > which is north of Whiting Peak. > > Image#2-RedPinesAreBeautiful.jpg: This image looks looks down > through a cluster of red pines into the valley below. > > Image#3-RedPinesAndSnag.jpg: The red pine strip goes for half a mile > or more with intermittent pines hugging the basalt ledges. There is > a little regeneration. > > Image#4-Guardians2.jpg: This is another view of the cluster. Very > photogenic. > > In addition to the old red pines, the basalt formation is > photogenic. Take red and white pines, basalt ledges, and the valley > beyond and Mount Tom becomes a photographer's bonanza. > > Image#5-BasaltAndValley.jpg: The basalt formations stand in bold > relief to the valley and Berkshire Hills beyond. > > Image#6-BasaltAndValley2.jpg: This image shows the surface structure > of the basalt. > > Bob > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
