OTHER WELL-KNOWN TREES 



recorded proof of this assertion. The shape 

 of the tree is somewhat unusual, being that 

 of a vase more or less broadened near the 

 base; and it stands not far from one of the 

 most beautiful of Berkshire views a point 

 commanding a view of Greylock on the one 

 side and Mt. Everett on the other, with 

 just the turning of one's head. 



In the northern Berkshires the most typical 

 tree is the elm standing near the roadside as 

 you go from South Williamstown to Hancock. 

 This elm is iyj feet in circumference, 94 

 feet in height and 115 feet in the spread 

 of its branches. 



In the town of Savoy there is a remark- 

 able curiosity in the form of a spruce tree 

 only five feet high, but possibly a century 

 old. Frank N. Blake's article and photo- 

 graph in the Springfield Republican of May 

 24, 1914, first introduced the tree and boulder 

 in which its roots are embedded to the gen- 

 eral public. In a letter received from Mr. 

 Blake in May, 1918, the following description 

 was given: 



"There is a spruce tree near South Pond, 



