PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 25, 2021
I personally don’t see the need to change our state flag; however, if the option to the present flag is to institute the so-called “original” flag, I must object. The original flag, now being promoted, represents a depiction of a tree and a star. This is the Pine Tree State. As a past president and director of the Maine Arborist Association, I assure you this is not even close to an accurate representation of a white pine or any pine, for that matter. If this flag is adopted, we will need to be known as the “Spruce Tree State.” ~ Wayne Cutting
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