17.0 East Field General
Read Morestanding water after snow melt or heavy rain
This part of the east field, the path along the eastern edge, has several low spots that collect and hold water.
Boundary between east woods and east field
Looking west from the meeting of the east woods with the east field by the east border woods. Both of these areas have a lot of black locust coming up, as well as a number of other pioneer species, including more eastern red cedars. The mass of brush under the split cedar is almost exclusively bush oney suckle and poison ivy. In fact, thinking a bit about it, seems like the bush honeysuckle does prefer some shade. They don't seem to get very big out in the open sun.
This field was plowed in 2003 or 4. Except for some walnuts and pecans in the far south east (left) corner, all the rest of what's come up here is local immigration. The tall skinny ones are black locust, good nitrogen fixers, and good wood for fence posts or other sturdy consturction work, once you get the thorns off. Difficult to see in this image is the pair of ornamental pears who are not really welcome immigrants, and who will be trimmed and raised to become lumber. They are behind the two cedars in the center.