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Pitch Pines in Western NY
I am surprised there are Pitch Pines forests in Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties… the DEC Lands and Forests shows the follow stating forests have Pitch Pines mixed into their tree cover but they usually the second or tertiary for dominance due to fire suppression:
Allegany County
- Gas Springs State Forest
- Kaar Valley State Forest
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Hanging Bog WMA
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Phillips Creek State Forest
Cattaraugus County
- McCarthy State Forest
- Rock City State Forest
I probably shouldn’t be that surprised, as they a decent stand of pitch pine on Coal Knob in the Allegheny National Forest, as seen below.
Pitch Pine
A lonely pitch pine in a field of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve that as little as a decade ago had been stripped down to bare sand.
Taken on Saturday October 19, 2019 at Albany Pine Bush.Pitch Pine
Big Toys Like That Are
Need for removing big Pitch Pine Trees and knocking down former sand dunes, to lay down asphalts so that the 2 tons of steel ants can move faster.
Taken on Saturday April 30, 2011 at Bulldozing the Albany Pine Bush.Cleared Sand Dune
It looks like they are trying to start a couple of Pitch Pine on top of it, but right now it's pretty bare.
Taken on Saturday April 30, 2011 at Albany Pine Bush.