Old Growth Red Pine - An Uncommon Sight

[@LearnYourLand]

I wasn't aware that a special disclaimer should've been made in the video, but here it is: the red pines featured in this video certainly aren't the largest red pines in existence. I'm well aware that a red pine growing in someone's backyard (perhaps your backyard) can be very large. For that reason, I decided not to highlight size throughout the video. Instead, I draw attention to history and age. The interesting thing about "old growth" is that it doesn't necessarily mean "massive." Old growth means old. How old, one might ask? Well, as I alluded to in this video, it depends on many factors. In Pennsylvania, old growth has its associations with trees and forests that predate lumbering activity. The red pines in this video certainly fit that criterion. So while a larger diameter red pine growing in someone's backyard is quite impressive, it's equally (if not more) impressive that a large stand of Pinus resinosa defied all odds and was untouched by the logging industry on a hillside in Pennsylvania. This video was created to pay tribute to that anomaly. Thanks for watching.

[@aaronnekrin5150]

What was someone being a craby Abby lol

[@keebearfull]

Old {pre lumbering} growth makes for the best find! I do the same here in Michigan; it is immediately obvious and impressive when you come upon these old growth beauties. Here too, I find such almost only on steep ravines and hillsides. It was too hard to harvest those in the old days. Thanks for another great video!

[@trinitywright7122]

Well I wasn't aware you needed a special disclaimer but I'm sure there's a reason you put it here and thank you so much adam.

[@gerneticut]

I recently had the privilege to spend a few days in the loyalsock state Forrest. I'll be back there again for sure.

[@jonnordquist]

Largest Red Pine I’ve found is in the Sylvanian Wilderness. I measured its circumference at 10’11”. They just found the largest White Pine in Michigan last month. The tree towered over 150ft tall.

[@duh...4460]

Old growth trees bring much joy to my soul. I find myself pointing them out to anyone that will listen. They become a little more rare each generation. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-kz8zr4si3i]

Nothing hurts me more than to see the old growth sequoia being hauled out of the forests on logging trucks. The diameter of some of those logs are truly astounding, how a person could fall a tree that has outlived them by thousands of years and still sleep at night without being haunted is something that escapes me.

[@kdavis4910]

Both very well said comments here

[@jzak5723]

@@user-kz8zr4si3i What? Why aren't they protected?

[@user-kz8zr4si3i]

@@jzak5723 in many places they are, and honestly im not even sure if the logs being taken from these forests are legally harvested. During the massive lumber shortage i saw trucks driving on the 101 near the Eel River that had trees that are at least 1300 years old, disgracefully chained to a lifeless steel carriage. So large that only one could be transported on an 18wheel truck. I can't find any way to justify taking a tree like that from an old growth forest, im sure it was for a massive payout during high demand. Absolute disgusts me

[@robertferguson533]

@@user-kz8zr4si3i Some people will do anything for a buck. It’s disgusting

[@PatchCornAdams723]

-I'm- In an age of disgusting predatory advertisement, rampant disingenuous shilling, and a general sense of an ever-expanding tech prison world, it is always such a joy and a relief to see someone talk passionately about nature. No BS, no shilling, just Adam and his love for nature.

[@danielmartens156]

Well said! 😊

[@Mr38thstreet]

It's so heartening to know their are so many other tree nerds out there. Love you all!

[@kevinkelly1529]

*there

[@willymags123]

Nobody makes educating about Pine more interesting than you thank you Adam. You are more precious than any old red pine ❤💚

[@ksingleton101]

Totally agree. I haven't been in a class room in over 40 years but it is times like this that I feel I am still in school. Learning something knew every day is exciting.

[@msdawntreader]

Same here. Adam is such a gem.

[@bigbirdmusic8199]

Incredible video, yet again! The editing is spot on, and every second is either filled with valuable knowledge, or incredible scenic shots. Again, well done!

[@dawna8695]

Ditto!

[@BohemianAdventurers]

Adam you’ve built something amazing, thank you for the work you do. Much gratitude and appreciation for you and what you’ve done.

[@jonnyboat2]

I live in Western Pennsylvania too, northeast of Pittsburgh. My uncle bought an old 1800's stone house in Rimersburg that he renovated with big old red pines accentuating the yard around the house that were, one died, and are really old and large in diameter. There are younger and older ones throughout the property. The floors of the house were done in red pine, but they didn't call it red pine, they referred to the flooring as pumpkin pine back then, no doubt due to its color.

[@Akdave2020]

I have never heard of “red pine” called pumpkin pine its not brown it red lol but the old timers called it HEART PINE

[@breakonthru5]

@david in Eastern PA heart pine is always referring to Long Leaf pine from the southern US. We got a lot into the ports in Baltimore and Philly and it was used mostly in flooring

[@Akdave2020]

@@breakonthru5 do some research on the subject before trying to educate someone of my background “heart pine” or red pine is actually the center of long leaf pine trees….😂 when the tree are of a mature age the center of the tree is considered “heart pine or red pine” yes youre correct the actual species of these trees is called longleaf pine but heart pine or red pine is the exact same species red/heart is just indicating what section of the inside of the tree is more desirable for flooring….👍🏻 oh and by the way i specialize in reclaimed hardwood flooring and custom hit/skip wide plank hardwood flooring….✌🏻

[@kevinkelly1529]

@@Akdave2020 Trade lingo. Not taxonomy.

[@kevinkelly1529]

Regional descriptors are always interesting. I recall some West Virginia hillbillies telling me, with a bit of pride, about their pumpkin pine floors. I think they were actually Pinus echinata (yellow pine) possibly treated with a decoction of onion skins and rhubarb in turpentine or alcohol. "GENUINE" pumpkin pine flooring can be found in the Colonial New England homes. The wood was nearly always Pinus strobus (white pine) that had been "cured" in a long process of being covered in straw which somehow chemically imparts orange tones into the wood. Such flooring is now prized and very valuable! People who reclaim old wood flooring are familiar with this wood and cherish finding it!

[@bethreiners5568]

We have the lost 40 in northern Minnesota. It has 230-240 year old red pines. They’ve built a wonderful walking trail through it, so that we can appreciate their beauty.

[@practicallyheidi8505]

I have read about this and want to visit so bad. No excuse. I am in Rochester and went to college in Duluth. Thanks for the reminder.

[@sorrycharlie5773]

I was gonna mention The boundary waters about an Old growth white pine stand but I can't remember what island..!! There was also a crazy wind storm that happened that year.199?.. anyways not red but Still l remember the weepy girth especially having endured the storm.. lots of spirits up North

[@summerisaseasonk]

Amazing!! Could you make a video on how you research? Resources you look to, books, etc etc. I spend my free time studying plants, fungi, animals, and minerals but sometimes I wish I could know more on how someone like you with so much intensive knowledge has navigated your way through all of this vast information! I always look forward to your videos and watch each one a few times because I take something new away from it each time. I hope more people find interest in learning their lands!

[@kdavis4910]

He's definitely done these types of videos before, but doesn't tend to answer comments it seems.

[@00Papyrus]

There are tons of these in Algonquin Provincial park in Southern Ontario. Lighting strikes always burn sections of the forest and you see them spring up quickly. Favorite tree by far, didn't realize that I was looking at old growth red pines though! Amazing video Adam, I look forward to your videos! Stay well!

[@TruthFrequencyNews]

What a lovely start to the day! Thank you for those clarifications!

[@KarlBunker]

Thanks for this. There's an area in Maine that I used to vacation in with a similar steep hillside full of red pines. Your video has me wondering about the history of that hillside. The best time to really appreciate a stand of red pines is after a rain storm. The rain really brings out the red-brown color of the bark so it almost seems to glow.

[@bradlafferty]

A fascinating presentation! Almost reverent. The music was especially nice as well. Thanks, Adam!

[@erosinable]

Love that you appreciate Pinus resinosa. Older stands are so lovely; that bark of silver and red puzzle pieces.

[@Lonewhitewolf1]

Good to see a new video brother!!! Thank You! ☮️😎🎶🎸

[@sonofabear]

Awesome! I love old growth forests. I learned from a recent Sam Thayer interview that plants like trout lilies in old growth forests are usually much older than the trees.

[@kdavis4910]

Cool 😎.. I love trout lily's. They're beautiful little plants with unique leaves and little bell flowers 😊. I'm already ready for spring already, lolz.

[@astronautbison4600]

Out of all the stuff that’s available. I love this channel, I love nature but it could never be compared to how your words express the love you have for it and it moves my soul!!!!

[@jennyb360]

great video, thank you. Old growth trees “in the wild” have a special place in my heart. I’ve driven all over the country to see old trees. Most recently 550 miles to to Hartwick Pines State Park in Michigan (white pines). Looking forward to more tree videos!

[@doloresreynolds8145]

Yes, Hartwick Pines hosts some magnificent trees. It is quite a pretty state park, the trails were well marked and we found ones that were easy for us to walk, but there was a more challenging one as well. I visited a couple of years ago. 👍

[@annantonellis2582]

Fascinating ! (i have been known to text friends- "I'm in the woods - I'm looking for a tree" - friends laugh but they know me!) Thanks Adam for sharing your knowledge so plainly... I always enjoy and learn something from all that you share with us.

[@ScottWConvid19]

You always take us on a journey into some of the most interesting and sometines hidden aspects of ecology. There's no end to learning and we don't even know 1% of all there is to know

[@raystlouis]

Those are some seriously "huggable" trees you brought us to, Adam. Thank you! ❤🌲❤

[@orangebanana7129]

This video is pure gold. Hey Adam, I found your channel in early 2021. I decided to go back to school and take a forestry program, and found your channel to be deeply inspiring. It's cool the consider that only a few months ago I couldn't tell you what a fascicle, cone scale, or an umbo was. Anyhow, thank you for the content you put out, it has been hugely inspiring to me and I hope one day I can educate and inspire others in the same way. Cheers!

[@mushroomministries9797]

Thank you for another great video Adam. You are encouraging and inspiring keep up the good work. God bless you, Tom & Margaret

[@ddee1263]

The wood of Pennsylvania are just stunning places to visit. Every day I get the pleasure of living amongst these beautiful woodland. It truly is God's country.

[@marcwidner7526]

Adam!! I love your knowledge base. I would trek a trail through nature and return home a ton heavier in knowledge and awe inspired memories. Thank you for sharing what you've gathered and being so humble in the magnitude of sharing you complete each post. Thank you, Thank you.

[@terraloft]

Privilege of living in Tioga county PA..truly a richness. Seasonal extravaganzas, ...thank you for highlighting God's creation

[@aedleathers]

There is so much to learn about the relationships in nature. That's why I enjoy your emphasis on ecology in your videos. I always learn when I watch you, Dr. H. Thanks for that!

[@amateurastronaut5006]

I absolutely love your videos! I look forward to spring to see more content! Have you ever been to Ohiopyle state park? I live about 40 minutes away. It's one of my favorite places to go. The forest and water falls there are just plain gorgeous to see. If not I highly recommend checking it out!

[@christinebuckley451]

Hi Adam. 🙂 Ever since I met you I'm whole foods that day, I knew you were very special and so resonated with you. Your videos are amazing! I love, respect and have deep reverence with nature and enjoy learning. I recommend your channel to many. Much love and enjoy the beautiful 🌞 today here in SW Pennsylvania! 🌿 💚 🌿

[@nenee5714]

Great Video!.. Have to thank you for all your mushroom video's...I have learned so much from you. I seriously am eating cream of mushroom soup I made myself from 4 clumps of Hen of the Woods I found within the last 3 weeks...then sat down to watch youtube...and there you are with a new video. Much Love...and Thanks,Blessings.

[@marcok8851]

I appreciate this because I spend a lot of time enjoying looking for old growth pine trees in Arizona. My favorite to go searching for are giant Pinyon pine trees. Even though they are relatively small and very slow growing, compared to the Ponderosa pine, seeing an ancient fully grown Pinyon is quite impressive and awe inspiring.

[@Dicer328]

Awesome work! More Identification videos please. I am in PA too!

[@viewer-8396]

A great video an the music is soothing.

[@jeffrobins8946]

I went out earlier today and found some pines, some grew in stands... Others grew in lines... What I found hard and what others wouldn't find... Was a diversity of trees... So complex it would blow your mind... I reside near an ancient place... With Cedar, Birch and Pine in your face... I wouldn't replace it for the world or all the amounts of gold... But it's only a matter of time... To some ignorant developer it may be sold. I hold dear my walks through the trees... My talks with the birds and my prayers on my knees. Great channel brother... Keep smiling!

[@BonnieBlue2A]

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. From the rolling hardwood country of central fly-over just East of the Great Plains.

[@tommyc3736]

Nothing better than smelling a red pine tree grove as I walk through the forest. Adam, thanks again for sharing your knowledge. So glad you highlighted this tree.

[@josephmurphy3685]

Thank you. I really enjoyed this video. Keep up the good work!

[@dianeleirer9878]

Another voice to say “thank you”. This was fascinating. I will now be looking for red pines on my hikes here in Indiana.💚

[@extendedblundering]

I absolutely LOVE your content. I'm an avid outdoor enthusiast spending the majority of my time wandering the meadows and forests of Vermont and the knowledge you share through your channel just brings more depth and perspective to everthing I get to see out there. CHEERS!~

[@lisaayres627]

Thank you so much. You make the world a better place.

[@willisleonard2135]

Red pines are my #1 favorite pine. I transplanted three of them ,from the side of a highway, into my yard. They are beautiful.

[@vickydittfield9822]

Kudos for the excitement and teaching you provide regarding our good earth !❤️🎉❣️

[@Goaterd]

Thank you, Adam! As a Minnesotan, I especially appreciate you highlighting our state tree!

[@flintmonz]

Superb ! Incredible clarity and color ! Thanks Adam !

[@kdavis4910]

It's amazing how this channel has grown. Adam posted A LOT of videos previously and lately he's been posting like every few months. When I started watching there weren't 200,000 subscribers, but now there's almost 350,000 subscribers 🙂. It's heartening to see so many people interested in learning more about nature and Adam is very knowledgeable and really takes us down that rabbit hole of whatever organism he's presenting that day. The amount of time and effort it must have taken to learn to identify, locate, key out in the wilds out in the field itself, and remember the information he does in such remarkable detail must be a staggering time commitment when you look at the sheer number of presentations here. I'm pretty sure he had to have been at this for a long while before he started the channel because he wouldn't have time to do anything else but make these presentations. A lot of information can be verbally conveyed in a very short amount of time and it's rare to find presentations that don't contain at least a little fluff. Adam's don't contain such fluff. Even the talking at the beginning is usually related to the history of the organism he's presenting. Why don't you have a Netflix series yet or something?

[@lmuganl]

I just bought a small plot of land in Northern Wisconsin. I have at least 3 red pines that are 100+ years old. I love them!

[@aldas3831]

This was great! Interesting that fires are somewhat useful too unlike the narrative we hear today. For sure forest management is integral in preserving nature to a certain degree. Thanks you Adam!

[@elenamilitopingitore5044]

Thank you for the education and peaceful presentation. I am glad to find this channel, have a good day

[@tag1462]

Thank you for mentioning the CCC and one of the many projects they worked on. I would also like to point out the efforts made to recover land that had been stripped mined in the past. Pines were used because because of their fast growth rate and canopy protection against erosion. Also worth a thank you was the nod to the indigenous people's method of forest management. They knew what they were doing! Learn your land, indeed. It can tell you much about it's history.

[@rebeccapomeroy8112]

I always appreciate the balance of knowledge with thorough research and the contrast of appreciating the beauty within it all. Thanks for your work Adam!

[@sritantra]

Adam, I'm impressed by your enthusiasm.

[@damianfries7262]

you're enthusiasm is infectious! Great work...Thanks

[@lastoldlady]

John Denver and Rod Sterling combined, so much fun to learn and watch. I watched a 6year old video, and you sang, thats the Denver link!! ❤❤❤

[@docjohnson2874]

If we could just talk to our tree friends.....ah, what a story that would be.

[@tombombadil3185]

The trees talk to me, I listen. Humans like to hear themselves talk kind of like dubya Bush saying he talked to god. The dumb ass was talking when he should have been listening

[@theco-conspiriters]

All you have to do is listen.. not with your ears so much… I here them.. allllllllll of nature is speaking… 🙌

[@loboalamo]

A beautiful area, well worth your trip. Thank you for sharing it and for the interesting study. It shows that it came from a warm heart.

[@AmbieJoi]

I love this! I'm from Florida but I love your work!

[@karenishness1]

Blissful walk.

[@StoptheLie]

Thank you for helping me understand that Red pine isn't just a species that was planted by the CCC. It's a great tree that grows straight without much of a taper.

[@jesselincoln6951]

Stunning video. Extremely well made, articulate, informative, and accurate. I’m currently doing a deep dive into the realm of natural red pine in Michigan. I wasn’t interested for most of my life because it was planted so extensively and I thought it was a sign of an ecological desert. Now… it’s more of an ecological dessert. A tasty treat to revel in. Great work!

[@seneca114]

Great job, Adam! I look forward to every one of your videos.

[@kooale]

Adam, we hope to take up that effort someday. Meanwhile, we can only admire it on the bedroom floors of our 1924 house in Wisconsin. You're amazing, thanks. Great kick off to the new month

[@Brisbanesdaddy]

Your videos are always informative! Thank you Adam!!!!

[@chrisstearns10]

Pine trees are very cool!!! Thanks for the information and posting it, much respect to you my friend👍 you are a pleasure to watch👍💚🪵💚🪵💚🪵💪🧠💪🧠

[@patrickbly4170]

A Man after my own Heart ... What a great subject

[@Wanna.Wander]

Pretty woodland scenery and enjoying those gorgeous colors there💜 I’m a PA girl myself, have seen the old growth red pine a lot here in Michigan as well.I really enjoy your videos and knowledge

[@dogleghobag]

Cool so that's the pine in my yard!! love the needles it drops in the fall, we dump them on the rhododendrons to help shelter them for the winter

[@jameswalters8755]

Greetings from West Texas. Beautiful setting from Penn's Forest. Thanks for sharing!

[@pauls126]

Well done. It is my intent to plan an old growth tour. Great info and enthusiasm. I really find great wisdom present in these areas.We were given paradise You can still feel it next to these ancient ones.

[@timm4500]

These videos are always informative!

[@jaredcaccatore]

Adam, beautiful and well-done as always. Your work has been and continues to be such an incredible enrichment to my life. You have helped me enjoy nature on such a deeper level than I did before your videos (and that’s coming from someone with a wildlife ecology degree from UW Madison). Thank you and keep up the awesome work. Our world is better because of it! Side note, after recently reading “The Hidden Life of Trees” by Peter Wohlleben, this video had even deeper meaning. I highly suggest it for anyone who has not read it.

[@gerardjohnson2106]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Much appreciated.

[@moreda3]

Thank you very much for the highly informative and engaging videos! I have learned and look forward to continuing to learn a lot from you! I am getting off of KZbin because they appear to support a false narrative that is harming people. I look forward to receiving your newsletters. God bless you in your good work!

[@uncletomsb]

Thanks Adam! I will start looking in my area. The Blue Ridge Mountains-Bedford, Amherst, Nelson counties in VA

[@ephorntube]

I took this beautiful tree for granted as it is very common where I live. I was happy to find king boletes growing under red pine. Normally I find the Kings under balsam fir in my area (Northwestern Ontario, Canada). Anyways, my neighbor collects his red pine needles for me to use as a mulch for my berry patches. I lend him my tools to trim his branches. It pays to support the neighbors!

[@boscobear123]

Your knowledge is tremendous. Every video of yours inspires me to learn more

[@Sam-xt1zk]

Adam is my favorite teacher 🙃 I feel like I'm not alone in that, either!

[@hamburger512]

I think this video answers my questions about a beautiful stretch of red pines in Keene, NH

[@sandrapanico6357]

Beautiful cinematography. I’ve got a forest reservation where I live known as Breakheart, which is located in Wakefield Massachusetts, north of Boston, and I saw that the red pines are also present in some parts of Massachusetts. I believe the main species we have are white pines. They produce a long shaped pine cone.

[@ElyRyger]

Thank you for this amazing content!

[@kbjerke]

Your videos are *always* interesting, Adam. Thank you!

[@trinitywright7122]

Adam, you are so well spoken and so genteel and some meticulous with your facts that you were just a pleasure to watch. I can't help but think of you as the new Euell Gibbons, and I hope that people will listen to you and understand what is so important about the land we live on and the creature said it supports including ourselves. Not only was this a lovely video but I was so thrilled that you found that stand of pines in pennsylvania. And I think it's wonderful. I don't know of any stands of Red pies in West Virginia I've never come across any. I love that you showed what the bark looks like on three different ages of trees and told us so many facts about them. I just thought this is one of my favorites yet. Thank you so much

[@jeremyinthewild]

You found a chestnut tree too! My childhood was filled with pine and chestnut trees, but I haven't seen a chestnut tree in 25 years. We used to throw the prickly pods at each other as kids haha

[@stingingmetal9648]

Avoid horse chestnut, it's toxic. Found out this year. Too bad cuz the nut is huge.

[@newatthis50]

Thank You!! Thanks for your time and sharing your knowledge. Much appreciated

[@carolthomas770]

A beautiful escape after working a day in retail madness. Thank you for the video!

[@tompelham7035]

A breath of fresh air, thank you man

[@wildflower746]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you for educating me on this majestic pine.

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

Adam, your content and knowledge are unprecedented. You have a way of sharing your knowledge that is so easy to listen to and absorb. Your videos and photos are always top notch. Outstanding Adam!

[@thewrightoknow]

Excellent Video, Thank you for your knowledge and you ability to articulate history.

[@melicat6652]

I've just stumbled upon your videos and I am hooked. As both an avid hiker and native Pennsylvanian, I am intrigued by the natural history of every corner of our state. Now that I know what to look for I have discovered a few (widely disbursed and small) stands of old growth out here in the far Philly suburbs. They are consistently on slopes that were too difficult for the farmers to clear for plowing and subsequently too problematic for the developers to clear for housing. It always thrills me to think that these trees were here and growing when the Neshaminy tribe roamed these hills and valleys.

[@edwardmullendore2007]

Happy you are back. Thanks

[@deborahherbst5259]

🌲❤ Thank you for what you do. As always Great information!

[@dankozy3257]

I didn't realize that about red pine.i just got back from camping at sinnamahoning n your video looks just like the vistas there.good video

[@colinsullivan9695]

This guy is why the internet was invented. Thanks for your knowledge, buddy!

[@rickanna8662]

Fantastic. You are truly amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and inspiration.

[@thewoodsman003]

So awesome... I had mature red pine on my property just across the deleware in barryville ny.. was very drawn to it and inspired by it. Thank you for a great video about it

[@pplusbthrust]

Sap is the essence of a pine. The smell, oh it is unmistakable. 🌲 🌲 🌲

[@shelleymeyer4933]

This is the BEST channel on here!

[@michaeldouglas1243]

Table mountain pine is another one in my area of South central PA that has been all but wiped out.

[@alannastein3603]

Just got home from a backcountry canoe trip in a burn zone (2021 fire). Thank you for your video; I have a better understanding of the pine saplings popping up all over the charred Mars-scape of the Canadian Shield. It was a strangely beautiful, humbling, inspiring sight.