The Eastern Black Oak, Quercus velutina, is a small to medium sized species within the “red oak group” and has a wide range in Eastern North America. It occurs from extreme-eastern Texas, east to the Florida Panhandle, and north to southern Maine. Its population in the Southeast is sparse compared … [Read more...]
Species Spotlight – Virginia Pine
The Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana), also known as the Scrub or Jersey Pine, is a medium-sized, robust conifer found throughout Appalachia from Alabama east to South Carolina, and north to Pennsylvania. Typically, this species grows in the poor soils of mountain ridges and rocky outcroppings, … [Read more...]
Bog Plants – Some of our most unusual and beautiful native species!
What is a “bog plant” ? In simplest terms, bog plants are plants species that grow in bogs! Well then, what is a bog? Is it a swamp? A bog is a specialized habitat, generally a wetland that has accumulated peat. Acidic low-nutrient water occurs at surface level of bogs. Because of this, plant … [Read more...]
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