Percival Baxter, the same fellow that donated Baxter State Park to the State of Maine, also donated his estate in Portland to the city. It is now a city park. It was an odd mixture of some hardwoods, mature Hemlock and White Pine along with many invasive species. The invasives must have moved in during the transition from fields to forest. Although I did not see any evidence, the kiosk board indicated HWA was present. I can recall when my parents in Connecticut, lost their wonderful Hemlocks about 40 years ago. It is hard to imagine the adelgids moved South so quickly but did not effect this area.
Monet would have found this place appealing. Water Lilies choke the top of a pond on the property.
Healthy looking Hemlock
For fans of Linnaeus, Tsuga Canadensis
Neither are original Latin words
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