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Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Pog Lake Campground, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
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Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)Observer
whitemudwayneDescription
Leaf color change very apparent in this species right now. Seeds are eaten by many Finch and Grosbeak species.
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American Royal Fern (Osmunda spectabilis)Observer
donaldasutherlandDescription
common
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Eastern Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)Observer
kevinwallaceDescription
Largest leatherwood shrub I have ever seen!
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American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)Observer
oldgrowthforestDescription
43.5 cm, appears very healthy and disease free. BBD is established in stand, dead and diseased trees common.
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Riparian Oak (Quercus × riparia)Observer
mathis3Description
-very strange oak
-few lobes, some even look maple-like (this is definitely way out of range for maple-leaf oak!)
-site is wet forest on black, organic soils over dense clay
-this tree is in a very diverse oak community that includes Q. shumardii, Q. palustris, and Q. rubra which it may be a hybrid of.
-acorns are very large, have faint striping
-leaves have orange tufts of hair at vein/mid rib junctions on leaf undersides (like Q. shumardii does)
-is it a Shumard oak with strange lobes?
-is is a Shumard hybrid such as Q. x riparia (Shumard x red oak hybrid) or Q. x mutabilis (Shumard x pin oak)?
