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In the photo, the giant white pin that gives the park its name is
dying. A disease has nearly wiped out all of the white pines in
the forest. It's my understanding that foresters are collecting
cones from the few remaining trees, on the assumption that they are at
least partially resistant to the disease, in an effort to breed a
resistant strain and repopulate the forest. Unfortunately, this is
no help to the giant in the photo. |
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It's hard to get an idea of the size of the giant white pine from the
above photo, and I understand it's been cut down in 1999. Here is
a photo of the trunk. |
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James and little Pearl Grinolds. Hiking in Giant White Pine
park, summer of 1998. |
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Sprays of little orchids growing in the lee of a fallen log. |
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Shade-loving wildflowers sheltered by a young cedar
tree. |
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Fallen and decomposed logs support a profusion of green. |
