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Pines, when they grow old, although it never splits and 
separates itself from the trunk in scales, as in other species. 
The great forests of White Pine lie in the northern parts 
of the Union ; and the geographical range of this tree is 
comprised chiefly between New York and the 47th degree 
of north latitude, it being neither capable of resisting the 
fierce heat of the south, nor the intense cold of the extreme 
northern regions. In Maine, New Hampshire, and 
Vermont, the White Pine abounds in various situations, 
adapting itself to every variety of soil, from dry, gravelly 
upland, to swamps constantly wet. Michaux measured 
two trunks near the river Kennebec, one of which was 
154 feet long, and 54 inches in diameter; the other 144 
feet long, and 44 inches in diameter, at three feet from the 
ground. Dr. Dwight also mentions a specimen on the 
Kattskill 249 feet long, and several on the Unadilla 200 
feet long, and three in diameter.* These, though they are 
remarkable specimens, show the stately altitude which this 
fine species sometimes attains, equalling in majesty the 
grandest specimens of the old world : 
The rougher rinded Pine, 
The great Argoan ship’s brave ornament, 
Which, coveting with his high top’s extent 
To make the mountains touch the stars divine. 
Decks all the forest with embellishment. 
Spenser. 
The Yellow Pine (P. mitis ) is a fine evergreen, usually 
reaching a stature of 50 or 60 feet, with a nearly uniform 
diameter of about 18 inches for two-thirds of its length. 
The branches generally take a handsome conical shape, and 
the whole head considerably resembles that of the spruce, 
* Dwight’s Travels, Vol. iv. p. 21 — 26. 
