That is a beautiful area....it is great the city saved it as a park. While the HWA is taking it's toll on the hemlock, I would suspect that the demise of the hemlocks in the old postcard probably predated the appearance of the HWA. Many conifers are frequently replaced by deciduous trees in an undisturbed forest, unless there is some disturbance or other factor such as frequest fire the holds the forest in a subclimax stage like the outer coastal plain of the southeast.
What is the purpose of the cables and banners over the river in the background? On Mar 26, 5:17 pm, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Ed suggested I take current pictures of the sites of the old postcards > I posted earlier of NYBG in the early days. Here is a colored photo > taken in 1906 and 3 pictures in the exact same location taken > yesterday. Even though the hardwoods have not leafed out, it's > apparent what is sadly missing.... > > Jenny > > http://picasaweb.google.com/JennifDudley/HemlocksThenAndNow?feat=dire... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
