7.2 The Sycamore guild
In the center is a large sycamore, the upper pond is off to the right.
In the center is a large sycamore, the upper pond is off to the right.
Winter sycamore, sunset reflecting off the snow.
This area is defined by paths to the north and south of a large sycamore and a good sized persimmon tree about 30 feet away. There's also a couple of mulberry trees coming up, along a massive invasion by bush honeysuckle. in the left background of this image you can see the green that is the winter creeper vine. That is probably spreading into the sycamore area as I write.
The bush honeysuckle was cut back in the middle and some native seedling for the middle tier planted.
trimmed back bush honeysuckle in the middle
But within 3 months, they grew back to head height. Nonetheless the natives thrived because the main shade was ony the sycamore.
The north east part of the sycamore guild currently has a large multiflora rose with bush honeysuckle behind it, in towards the center, under the locust tree. So far I've noticed three or four instances where bush honeysuckle shades out and kills the rose.
The sycamore guild from the west is where the mulberries are. I think the locusts will get harvested and the top level here will be sycamore Persimmon and mulberry.
a ripe mulberry by the end of may
The mulberry in the north west corner of this area puts out lots of them, even though quite small still.
From the kitchen garden area, the skyline is bald cypress, the sycamore and the big pine.
General goal is to replace bush honeysuckle with native bushes such as witch hazel and similar forest bushes. Have some in bed that need to be transplanted here after some more of the bush honeysuckle harvested.
The north east side of the sycamore guild. Later on the pines wil be the north and east trees. Don't know if this persimmon, on the right, will ever bear fruit.
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