^MtnMike^
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In the AMC guide the description of the Welch-Dickey loop indicates that the south ledges of Welch Mtn. contain one of four stands of jack pine that occur in New Hampshire. According to the guide, the tree benefits from fires because it kills off other competitors, and the cones release their seeds most readily when they have been scorched.
While hiking the Baldfaces yesterday I snapped THIS PICTURE
At the top-right of the image the picture you can see a large odd-shaped patch of dark green working it's way down from the summit of South Baldface. The AMC the guide mentions that the upper slopes of the Baldfaces were hit by great fires in 1903.
Looking at the picture again it does look like the dark green patch indicates an area where a fire hit but, unlike the ledges, was able to recover before losing its soil.
If so, are the trees in the picture jack pines? Or just some other type of evergreen?
If not jack pines, where are the other 3 stands of jack pines in NH?
^MtnMike^
While hiking the Baldfaces yesterday I snapped THIS PICTURE
At the top-right of the image the picture you can see a large odd-shaped patch of dark green working it's way down from the summit of South Baldface. The AMC the guide mentions that the upper slopes of the Baldfaces were hit by great fires in 1903.
Looking at the picture again it does look like the dark green patch indicates an area where a fire hit but, unlike the ledges, was able to recover before losing its soil.
If so, are the trees in the picture jack pines? Or just some other type of evergreen?
If not jack pines, where are the other 3 stands of jack pines in NH?
^MtnMike^
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