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Maine’s Coastal Trees: Odd Shapes A Reflection Of Weathering The Storms

July 8, 2009


Maine’s coast is mostly rugged and rock bound. The southern coastline is where you can find some beautiful sandy beaches but most of the Midcoast and Downeast you’ll find rocks, cliffs, ledges, jut outs, inlets, all compiling many thousands of miles of coastline.

The tree below, sits in the front yard of a fine Maine Coast cottage near Seal Harbor on Mount Desert Island, only a few feet from the Atlantic Ocean. If this tree could tell us about the many storms it has had to endure, the list would be long. It’s anybody’s guess as to the age of this tree but with the bumps and twists and turns, it has put up with a lot, yet held its ground and stood firm.

Maine coastal spruce tree
Photo by Tom Remington

Tom Remington

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5 Responses to “Maine’s Coastal Trees: Odd Shapes A Reflection Of Weathering The Storms”

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  2. Moose on July 9th, 2009 8:00 am

    So is that like a really small tree or just a really huge donut? I got to go get some coffee. :D

  3. Tom Remington on July 9th, 2009 8:05 am

    When I posted the picture last night, I thought about offering some kind of description as to the actual size of the tree. Then I changed my mind, hoping someone would take a look in the morning and then opt for a cup of coffee first. LOL

    The “donut” (you must be having one of those Maine hankerings for a Dunkin’ Donut) is approximately 3 1/2-4 feet in diameter. I would guess the tree is around 25-feet tall.

    The ocean in the background, holds at least a few hundred gallons of salt water.

  4. jes on July 9th, 2009 8:34 am

    Looks like the gristmill has weather a few storms, as well….Is that a juniper, cedar, or hemlock or fir? And grind my coffee espresso…..

  5. Tom Remington on July 9th, 2009 9:16 am

    I’m no authority on trees and so I purposely didn’t attempt to name the species of tree. To me it appears like either some species of spruce or perhaps it’s a jack pine and yes, jes, you also recognized the old grist mill wheel.

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