Beth, How interesting that you've never seen either one, Pitch Pine or Atlantic White Cedar. As for my exact wording when I mentioned Eastern Red Cedar and Wild Cherry, it's because those trees aren't normally climax species in our forests. They are colonizers of open land that is reverting to forest, normally. And Randy, Thanks for the pictures. So Ash trees have compound leaves. How interesting.
--- On Thu, 11/19/09, Beth Koebel <[email protected]> wrote: From: Beth Koebel <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [ENTS] Meet the Neil Pederson Pine To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 11:49 PM Barry, I find it interesting to hear about all these forests of pines. Hear in St. Louis we had Oak-Hickory forest type with just a smattering of Eastern Red Cedar growing on the rocky outcrops. To the south of St. Louis, say about 100 miles or so, is the northern edge of Shortleaf Pine's range. Now since this area has been disturbed, land cleared, trees cut for railroad ties(a good hunk of Missouri's forests went into building railroad ties and tressles across the prairies), etc. We still have that Oak-Hickory forest type as a base but there are more Eastern Red Cedars than before. As for the ash trees, I have a couple of white ashes in my yard and a green ash down at our farm. I have never seen a Pitch Pine or Atlantic White Cedar. Beth Trees are the answer.--bumper sticker from Illinois Forest Association -- 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] -- 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]
