The 150 Club of Massachusetts - listing of all white pines in Massachusetts 150 feet or more in height.             
             
Mohawk Trail State Forest            
Grove Height Circumference DOM TreeName Tag No  Current Measurement
Algonquin Pines 160.0 10.2 16-Jun-06 Frank Decontie   Y
Algonquin Pines 158.0 8.7 27-Feb-05 Algonquin Tree    
Algonquin Pines 155.1 6.7 30-May-04 Little Frank Decontie#1    
Algonquin Pines 155.0 10.3 08-May-05 William Commanda Tree    
Algonquin Pines 153.1 8.0 27-Feb-05 Talking Turtle    
Algonquin Pines 152.4 10.8 20-May-06 Bear Tree   Y
Algonquin Pines 151.9 8.4 27-Feb-05 Circle Pine    
Algonquin Pines 151.5 6.9 25-Nov-04 Thanksgiving Surprise    
Algonquin Pines 151.2 8.4 22-Jun-02 Brightside Tree    
Algonquin Pines 151.1 7.0 03-Sep-05 Labor Day Surprise    
Algonquin Pines 150.8 6.7 22-Jun-02 Middle Tree    
11 153.6 8.4        
Cherokee Grove 152.0 10.7 14-Apr-06 Jani Tree 222 Y
Cherokee Grove 151.1 8.7 14-Apr-06 Charles Yow Tree 219 Y
Cherokee Grove 150.3 9.0 27-Feb-05 Calibration Tree    
3 151.1 9.5        
Clark Ridge-Elders 165.2 11.4 13-Aug-06 Saheda 154 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 161.8 11.7 15-Apr-06 Tecumseh 160 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 156.5 10.2 13-Aug-06 Sacajawea 153 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 153.0 9.1 10-Apr-06 Dagonaweda 161 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 151.7 7.9 13-Aug-06 Ouray 162 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 151.4 10.1 13-Aug-06 Crazy Horse 165 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 151.0 9.0 13-Aug-06 Seattle 164 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 150.9 10.8 13-Aug-06 Dull Knife 158 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 150.6 9.5 13-Aug-06 Washakie 152 Y
Clark Ridge-Elders 150.2 11.0 15-Apr-06 Benchmark Tree 155 Y
10 154.2 10.1        
Clark Ridge-Shunpike Area 157.3 10.9 01-Oct-05 Brant Pine    
Clark Ridge-Shunpike Area 155.0 9.8 20-Sep-03 Oneida Pine    
2 156.1 10.4        
Encampment Pines 158.8 8.3 18-Jun-06 Lee Frelich Pine   Y
Encampment Pines 153.8 9.5 26-Oct-03 Colby Rucker    
Encampment Pines 152.6 10.0 29-Mar-04 Loona's Pine    
Encampment Pines 152.4 9.4 22-May-04 Tom Diggins    
Encampment Pines 152.1 8.0 14-Aug-04 Southern Sentinel    
Encampment Pines 151.9 10.0 15-Apr-06 Will Blozan   Y
Encampment Pines 151.5 10.0 11-Apr-04 Jess Riddle    
Encampment Pines 151.1 11.7 26-Oct-03 Dale Luthringer    
Encampment Pines 151.1 7.2 21-Aug-04 Susan Benoit Pine #2 400  
Encampment Pines 151.0 8.2 16-Jul-04 Unnamed    
Encampment Pines 150.6 7.6 11-Apr-04 Lisa Bozzuto #1    
Encampment Pines 150.6 7.4 11-Apr-04 Susan Benoit #1    
Encampment Pines 150.5 8.3 11-Apr-04 Howard Stoner    
Encampment Pines 150.5 10.8 11-Apr-04 Ed Frank Tree    
Encampment Pines 150.5 9.2 06-Sep-04 Jess #2    
Encampment Pines 150.5 8.0 11-Apr-04 Michael Davie    
Encampment Pines 150.4 10.1 06-Sep-04 Lisa Bozzuto #2    
Encampment Pines 150.1 7.6 11-Apr-04 Diane Gray    
18 151.7 9.0        
Pocumtuck Pines 153.3 7.3 25-Oct-03 Will's Tree #1    
Pocumtuck Pines 152.3 7.8 25-Oct-03 Will's Tree #6    
Pocumtuck Pines 152.0 6.3 09-Nov-03 Unnamed    
Pocumtuck Pines 151.3 6.5 05-Sep-03 Massasoit#2    
Pocumtuck Pines 151.1 8.4 06-Sep-03 Frank James Tree    
Pocumtuck Pines 151.0 7.3 25-Oct-03 Will's Tree #5    
Pocumtuck Pines 150.6 6.5 18-Mar-04 Unnamed    
Pocumtuck Pines 150.5 7.7 07-Jun-04 Unnamed    
Pocumtuck Pines 150.3 7.3 09-Jun-04 Unnamed    
Pocumtuck Pines 150.3 7.8 09-Nov-03 Unnamed    
Pocumtuck Pines 150.3 7.7 25-Oct-03 Will's Tree #4    
Pocumtuck Pines 150.3 9.0 22-Feb-05 Metacomet Tree    
12 151.1 7.5        
Trees of Peace 168.4 10.4 07-Jul-06 Jake Swamp Tree 58 Y
Trees of Peace 161.9 9.6 08-Jun-06 Joe Norton Tree 52 Y
Trees of Peace 157.8 7.9 28-Mar-04 John Brown Tree 48  
Trees of Peace 156.6 11.5 10-Jun-06 Mirror 77 Y
Trees of Peace 155.4 8.1 28-Mar-04 Tom Porter Tree 31  
Trees of Peace 152.4 10.6 30-May-04 Clutter Tree 27  
Trees of Peace 152.3 9.0 04-Jul-05 Arvol Looking Horse Tree 26  
Trees of Peace 152.3 7.1 28-Mar-04 Tip-up Tree #3 44  
Trees of Peace 151.4 8.4 14-Apr-06 Lynn Rogers Tree 34  
Trees of Peace 151.2 7.1 25-May-03 Tip-up Tree 40  
Trees of Peace 151.0 7.4 31-Aug-03 Guardian Tree 70  
Trees of Peace 150.7 8.4 20-Feb-06 Tip-up Tree #2 41 Y
Trees of Peace 150.7 9.1 14-Apr-06 Dave Chief Tree 63  
Trees of Peace 150.7 7.9 28-Mar-04 Unnamed 37  
Trees of Peace 150.7 7.4 12-Mar-06 Plaque Tree 85 Y
Trees of Peace 150.5 8.1 28-Mar-04 Unnamed 32  
Trees of Peace 150.5 9.4 28-Mar-04 Tom Cheyenne-Father 5  
Trees of Peace-Mast Pines 154.1 8.4 19-Jun-05 Royal Navy Pine 137  
Trees of Peace-Mast Pines 152.5 8.2 19-Jun-05 Unnamed 122  
Trees of Peace-Mast Pines 152.0 9.0 19-Jun-05 Unnamed 138  
Trees of Peace-Mast Pines 151.0 9.8 19-Jun-05 Unnamed 105  
Trees of Peace-Mast Pines 150.6 9.2 19-Jun-05 Mast Tree #1 121  
Trees of Peace-Mast Pines 150.5 8.4 19-Jun-05 Unnamed 105  
23 153.3 8.7        
Trout Brook 151.9 8.2 31-Oct-04 Trout Brook Pine    
Trout Brook 150.0 7.2 03-Sep-05 Shadow Pine    
2 150.9 7.7        
81 152.8 8.9        
Bryant Homestead-Cummington  
Grove Height Circumference DOM TreeName Tag No
Bryant Woods 156.4 10.1 23-May-06 Bryant Pine  
Bryant Woods 154.8 10.8 14-Oct-05 Emily Dickenson Tree  
Bryant Woods 154.1 11.0 21-Oct-04 Robert Frost Tree  
Bryant Woods 153.0 8.6 21-Oct-04 Jack Sobon Pine  
Bryant Woods 151.2 10.3 23-May-06 Emmerson Pine  
Bryant Woods 150.5 9.7 14-Oct-05 Trail Pine  
6 153.3 10.1      
Ice Glen-Stockbridge
Grove Height Circumference DOM TreeName Tag No
Ice Glen 154.2 13.0 03-Oct-04 Ice Glen Pine  
Ice Glen 152.1 7.0 18-Sep-05 Sleeper  
Ice Glen 150.2 9.9 16-Nov-03 Mohican Pine  
3 152.2 10.0      
Monroe State Forest
Grove Height Circumference DOM TreeName Tag No
Dunbar Brook 160.2 12.9 03-Oct-04 Thoreau Pine  
1 160.2 12.9      
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Summary ofother  known 150-foot white pines in Northeast       State Summary  
State #
Location State # PA 129
Cook Forest PA 106 MA 91
Hearts Content PA 16 NH 63
Anders Run PA 7 NY 8
Claremont NH 60 CT 0
Pine Park NH 2 RI 0
Dartmouth College NH 1 NJ 0
Elders Grove NY 6 Total 291.0
Cathedral Pines NY 1
Pack Forest NY 1
Total # Non-Massachusetts   200
50 Meter Club Summary  
State #
PA 16
MA 2
NH 3
NY 0
CT 0
RI 0
NJ 0
Total 21
Notes on the 150s
  1. Searching for and confirming the 150-foot class white pines is time consuming.
      There are many candidate sites, but the vast majority prove not to grow white 
      pines in the 150-foot class. So, isolating the potentially good sites is necessary. 
      This is currently done by word of mouth,  by searching areas near known
      stands, by literature searches, and by blind luck.
   2. The measurement methodology must be exacting. The popular percent slope method of
       measuring tree height cannot be applied. Lasers and clinometers are required and the use
       of sine-based trigonometry is an absolute must. This precludes us from using measurements
         from other sources. The search is an Eastern Native Tree Society mission that cannot be
       shared.  This could change in the future if others adopt ENTS methods.
   3. Where might the best remaining places to look be? Pennsylvania has many possibilities.
       There are probably a half dozen, if not more, sites in the Adirondacks that will prove to have
       a few 150-foot pines. There is likely one site in Maine. Our current estimate of 150-footers in
       the Northeast is 400. Massachusetts will play an even larger role in the 150-footers in the
       future because there are approximately 50 pines in Mohawk that are between 145 and 149.9 feet
       in height. Barring blowdown, there should be close to 130 white pines in the 150-foot class
       by 2012
   4. The main conclusion that can be drawn from research to date is that the "Indian Pines
       of Mohawk Trail State Forest" represent a rare natural resource. To some visitors, the pines seem 
       out of place in populous Massachusetts. However, in fact, the pines are a legitimate genuine
       symbol of our natural heritage and are one of the very few examples of Bay State trees that
       represent the pinnacle of species development.