Big White Pine - Lindbergh State Park - Little Falls, MN
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lenron
N 45° 57.494 W 094° 23.439
15T E 392238 N 5090347
White Pine Tree display with rings in Lindbergh State Park in Little Falls, MN.
Waymark Code: WMBE1C
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2011
Views: 5
This huge white pine remains sit in the Lindbergh State Park in Little Falls, MN. This land was once the Charles Lindbergh (famous aviator, first to fly solo across the Atlantic)childhood home. Lindbergh referred to this tree as the "sentry" as it stood so tall and watched over the farm.
The informational plaque says that the tree stood over 100 feet tall and had a diameter of over 4 feet. The rings estimate the tree to have been a seedling back in the 1700's. It would have provided shade during the fur trade era and Ojibwe days.
During the 1930's, the WPA was at work in the park building shelters and trails. They put a fence around the stately tree to protect it from people driving over its roots.
The tree was hit by lightning in 1986 and the following year.
The informational plaque tells the tale of the tree and also provides information on how to tell a tree's age, rings and more. This is a great display.
Location Name and/or Address:
Charles Lindbergh State Park
Tree Species: White Pine
Indoors/Outdoors: Outdoors
Entry Fee or Requirements: Yes
Availablility: Available at all times, during daylight hours
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visit the location and take a photo of the Tree Growth Rings. If you have more information about the tree or circumstance, please share it in your visit log.