unl 5 central forest
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first white bloom in this woods is apple
At least close up inspection and scent says apple to me. Have never seen fruit, and down here under the canopy, probably won't ever see any. But birds and bees probably enjoy the blossoms.
first white bloom in this woods is apple
At least close up inspection and scent says apple to me. Have never seen fruit, and down here under the canopy, probably won't ever see any. But birds and bees probably enjoy the blossoms.
down branches and a widow maker
The branch sticking up in the middle is buried a good 6 inches into the ground. If a husband had been out working in the forest when this came down, it could well have been a widow maker.
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The big ash on the right reaches up above to form the upper canopy, while the sugar maples are mostly below them.
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The big ash on the right reaches up above to form the upper canopy, while the sugar maples are mostly below them.
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First appearence of May apples in the central forest area; up till this spring they'd only been coming up in the SW forest on the other side of the lower pond.
Looks like honey locust thorns on the yellow sapling.
Most of the large bush honeysuckle were cut back, but not poisoned or dug up so they are coming back. I think perhaps get rid of the forsythia and replace with native something. Maybe leave the big cedar, but take out the smaller ones and replace with pines. Already have some native bushes put in last year, but will add some more this year. Maybe replace the picnic table this year, too. And empty and haul out the canoe...
The out of focus greenery between the trees in front is gooseberry, several plants. That yellow forsythia probably needs to come out. Around these two trees are where I've found morels in the past.
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Little yellow buds all over the spicebush. Also two or three more smaller bushes coming up down hill a bit.
collected small bucket of walnuts from the forest. Need to drive over them to get the husks off.
collected small bucket of walnuts from the forest. Need to drive over them to get the husks off.
collected small bucket of walnuts from the forest. Need to drive over them to get the husks off.
collected small bucket of walnuts from the forest. Need to drive over them to get the husks off.
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dug two storm water diversion ditches along the upper path. Very difficult to see any detail in these photos; the cell phone doesn't focus sharp enough.
