28 THE ADIRONDACK SPRUCE 
SOFT MAPLE 
The Soft Maple (Acer rubrum, Linn.) reaches a di- 
ameter of nearly two feet, and, when growing at its 
best, has a fair clear length. A very large proportion 
of the trees are unsound. In the Adirondacks Soft 
Maple is most abundant in low moist situations, but 
avoids acid soil. It is found, however, on high ground, 
and the largest specimens observed were on hardwood 
land. 
It reproduces itself well, as a rule, andin some places, 
notably on Spruce flats, young growth is very abundant 
after windfalls. 
The rate of growth in diameter of twenty-one trees, 
averaging 11 inches in diameter, was one inch in 
seventeen years. 
PINE 
WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus, Linn.) is found in small 
groups scattered over the Park, but is nowhere abund- 
ant. It is most frequent on slight elevations in swamps, 
and is common on Spruce flats and southerly slopes. 
Nearly all the trees bend away from the prevailing 
wind. They form long clear trunks, and reach a 
height of about 120 feet, with a maximum diameter of 
sixty inches. On Spruce slopes the average diameter 
was found to be 21.9 inches, on swamp land 17.1 inches, 
and on Spruce flats 21.9 inches. The White Pine now 
standing in the Park is very old, and, as a rule, un- 
sound at the butt. There are a few patches of second- 
