Steve, I have not seen horsetails in quite some time. I remember some growing near a creek in the woods on the property of Enka High School, now Enka Middle School. They are primitive plants which I have always found interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Horsetail James Parton, On Dec 13, 6:55 pm, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS- > > Briefly stopped at this preserve about 40 miles west of where I live, hadn't > been there before. Much of the 1300 acres is covered with second growth on > land once farmed; a nice walk but nothing inspiring. There is an area on a > ridge near an old quarry that has some decent sized trees; cottonwood to > 117' x 13'1'', tulip-tree to 123.5' x 9'8'', sycamore to 115.7', sugar maple > to 111'. In this area was another interesting feature; an area of about 2 > acres covered with bright green horsetails, *Equisetum* *hyemale*, around > 4'-5' high, with slender but tall tulip-trees and sycamore overhead. The > bright green horsetails gave the area a pleasant Spring-like appearance. > There also were several young sycamores with unusual vivid bright green > bark. Photos attached. > > I'll return to the area again to explore more thoroughly. > > Steve > > Cottonwood 117'x13'1''.jpg > 520KViewDownload > > Horsetails Edison Woods 3.jpg > 490KViewDownload > > Sycamore green bark.jpg > 300KViewDownload > > Quarry cast offs.jpg > 463KViewDownload > > Pin oak 80' x 12'11''.jpg > 478KViewDownload > > Swamp white oak 78' x 9'10''.jpg > 480KViewDownload -- 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]
