James,
A hair under 11 feet in girth and about 132 feet in height. That's short for Mohawk, but the pine's crown is exposed to the elements. Actually, Monica was handling the cold well. It was me who was doing the belly-aching. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Parton" <[email protected]> To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2010 6:58:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Re: Ed Perle Tree in MTSF Bob, Poor Monica, she's huddling close to the tree to keep warm. It looks like a good-sized pine. How tall? Keep Warm: James On Jan 9, 6:40 pm, [email protected] wrote: > ENTS, > > Today Monica and I attended a fundraiser for the Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, > MA. But first we took a walk in MTSF among its magnificent pines. After my > recent Virginia visit, I was curious as to how Mohawk would look to me. Well, > the white pines haven't lost a thing. They are as impressive as ever, after > the Montpelier huge tulips, Mohawk's hardwoods looked as if they've shrunk a > bit. Oh well. > > Through our walk, it was cold, about 15 degrees in the forest with some wind. > So tree measuring wasn't a priority. Tonight is supposed to be - 2 degrees > Fahrenheit in Charlemont and maybe -5 or -6 in the cold spots in Mohawk. Not > quite cold enough to kill woolly adelgid. Maybe that miserable little insect > will at least be discouraged. So far, we have not found an occurrence in > Mohawk, but our good luck can't last forever. > > I was content to walk through the snow and sense the ambience of this great > forest site, the forest gem of Massachusetts. While in the Algonquin Grove, I > decided to get a photograph of a tree we dedicated back in 2004 to a Native > elder named Ed Perle, who is a Maliseet from New Bruinswick. The Maliseets > were the people of the beautiful river, referring to the St. Johns River. Ed > cherished his tree. Following the death of my Indian wife Jani on Dec 30, > 2003, Ed performed a Native ceremony of passing. I will always be in his > debt. The attached image shows the Ed Perle tree and Monica. > > Bob > > EdPerleTree.jpg > 397KViewDownload
