APPENDIX 



NATIVE TREES OF THE HUDSON RIVER 

 VALLEY* 



By Norman Taylor 



The valley of the Hudson River contains most of the 

 trees native in the northeastern United States. It is probable 

 that all species which grew there at the time of Henry 

 Hudson's visit in 1609, grow there today, although, owing 

 to the clearing of land for agricultural purposes, and to the 

 cutting of forests for wood, the number of individuals of 

 most kinds has been much reduced. 



In the following account, the trees known to grow 

 naturally in the counties of New York and New Jersey 

 which border the Hudson River have been included. A few 

 of the species may not occur immediately within the topo- 

 graphical area of the valley itself but all the others might 

 have been seen by the explorers. 



White Pine Pinus Strobus 



The white pine, one of the most beautiful and the best 

 known of our native evergreens, is a tall tree reaching a maxi- 

 mum height of 200 feet in some parts of the country; but in 

 the Hudson Valley it is never so tall as this. The trunk is 

 continuous, but in some rare cases it forks. The bark is 

 fissured on the old trunks, but smoother and greenish-red on 

 the young ones. The system of branching is very character- 

 istic and exceedingly graceful. The upper branches are 

 somewhat erect, but the middle and lower ones stand out 



* This descriptive list of trees growing naturally near the Hudson River 

 has been prepared at the request of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration Com- 

 mission. N. L. B. 



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